This study, in a quasi-experimental matched two-group pre-post design, investigates the effect of serial water-filtered whole-body hyperthermia on circadian core body temperature, the somatosensory system (nociception) and the movement evoked pain in healthy and patients with chronic primary pain (e.g., fibromyalgia). The intervention lasts 3 weeks with two treatment sessions per week.
Age range
18 Years – 70 Years
Sex
ALL
See this in plain English?
AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.
Bring these to your next appointment. They're a starting point for a shared conversation — not a sign you qualify or a recommendation to enrol.
Generated to help you prepare — always confirm anything about your own eligibility and care with the study team and your doctor.
The trial coordinator is the person who runs the study day to day. These cover the practical side — logistics, costs, and what taking part would actually mean for your life. The study team confirms whether you meet the criteria; these are questions to ask, not a sign you qualify.
A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.
Circadian core body temperature
Timeframe: Week 0
Circadian core body temperature
Timeframe: Week 5
Cold detection threshold (CDT); °C
Timeframe: Week 0
Cold detection threshold (CDT); °C
Timeframe: week 5
Warm detection threshold (WDT); °C
Timeframe: Week 0
Warm detection threshold (WDT); °C
Timeframe: week 5
Thermal sensory limen (TSL) ; °C
Timeframe: week 0
Thermal sensory limen (TSL) ; °C
Timeframe: week 5
Cold pain threshold (CPT); °C
Timeframe: week 0
Cold pain threshold (CPT); °C
Timeframe: week 5
Heat pain threshold (HPT); °C
Timeframe: week 0
Heat pain threshold (HPT); °C
Timeframe: week 5
Mechanical detection threshold (MDT) ; mN
Timeframe: week 0
Mechanical detection threshold (MDT) ; mN
Timeframe: week 5
Mechanical pain threshold (MPT), count of sharp and blunt stimuli
Timeframe: week 0
Mechanical pain threshold (MPT), count of sharp and blunt stimuli
Timeframe: week 5
Mechanical pain sensitivity (MPS) ; NRS
Timeframe: week 0
Mechanical pain sensitivity (MPS) ; NRS
Timeframe: week 5
Summative pain amplification (WUR); NRS
Timeframe: week 0
Summative pain amplification (WUR); NRS
Timeframe: week 5
Vibration detection threshold (VDT) ; x/8
Timeframe: week 0
Vibration detection threshold (VDT) ; x/8
Timeframe: week 5
Pressure pain threshold (PPT), kgf/1cm2
Timeframe: week 0
Pressure pain threshold (PPT), kgf/1cm2
Timeframe: week 5
Dynamic mechanical allodynia (DMA), NRS
Timeframe: week 0
Dynamic mechanical allodynia (DMA), NRS
Timeframe: week 5
6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT)
Timeframe: Week 0
6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT)
Timeframe: Week 5