Table 3 Inclusion and exclusion criteria during the recruitment process.
From: Pain-free resting-state functional brain connectivity predicts individual pain sensitivity
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
No chronic disease | Acute or chronic neurological endocrine, or psychiatric conditions |
Age between 18 and 40 (target: 25) | Acute infections |
Right-handedness | Contraindication for MRI measurement |
Non-smoking | Regular medication intake (except contraceptive) |
Equal gender distribution targeted | Recent use of psychotropic or analgesic substances |
Participation in any medication-associated study in the last 6 months | |
Wounds, scars or any other skin conditions (e.g. neurodermitis) which could affect QST measurements on the forearm and the hands |
