https://pittplusme.org/study/auricular
Auricular Stimulation Brain Activity Study
STUDY BASICS
Adults, over the age of 18, are being recruited for a study involving stimulation of the ear and body with plastic filaments. These stimulations are typically not significantly painful, with no lasting effects. A cap that measures brain activity using near-infrared light will be worn. This is a single-session study, taking about 2 hours. Compensation is provided.
STUDY PURPOSE
The purpose of this study is to show brain activity from non-painful stimulation of the ear in volunteer subjects. This will help us better understand how auriculotherapy works. It may help us develop more non-drug treatment options for pain.
COULD THIS STUDY BE RIGHT FOR YOU?
18 years of age or older
WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT
There is one visit that will last approximately 2 hours.
IRB: STUDY24090032
- Neural responses to tactile auricular stimulation measured by functional near-infrared spectroscopy
MEET THE RESEARCHER
Keith Vogt
Keith M. Vogt, MD, PhD, is physician anesthesiologist with the University of Pittsburgh Physicians and an Associate Professor in the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology. A graduate of Ohio State University, Dr. Vogt studies how anesthetic and analgesic interventions work in the brain to affect pain perception and cognitive function.