
RESEARCH DEPARTMENTS
AARHUS UNIVERSITY & AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - DANISH PAIN RESEARCH CENTER
The Danish Pain Research Center (DPRC) is a pain research center, located at Aarhus University Hospital. The Center was founded in 1994 as a university-based clinical research unit. The center is focusing on both acute and chronic pain, including neuropathic pain and experimental pain models.
Current research areas include:
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Painful diabetic polyneuropathy
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Painful chemotherapy-induced neuropathy
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Postoperative pain
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Phantom pain
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Peripheral nerve injury pain
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Spinal cord injury pain
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Central post-stroke pain
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Complex regional pain syndrome
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Pharmacotherapy
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Experimental pain models
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Thermal sensory assessments
The center has fully equipped laboratories to perform:
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Pharmacology and neurology studies
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Quantitative sensory testing
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Cornea confocal microscopy
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Autonomic testing
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Skin biopsy (intra-epidermal nerve fiber density)
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Neurophysiological examinations
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Clinical observations
The staff includes academic staff, PhD students, and administrative and technical staff. DPRC has extensive experience within clinical trials.