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3236946

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-5-8
pubmed:abstractText
The Cold Pressor Test Method is one of the most widely used techniques in laboratory pain studies. Many research projects use it to evaluate analgesic therapies, including pharmacological methods. However, a review of these projects shows that both the way in which the test is applied and the results obtained from it differ widely. There is, therefore, an urgent need to establish optimal conditions under which reliable results can be obtained. We have analyzed the effect of test repetition on parameters normally used in this method. Our results show great variability, especially in some subjects, in the measurement of pain threshold, withdrawal threshold and subjective pain. Standardization of the technique, design of new evaluation methods and continual recording of the way in which subjects interact with laboratory conditions must be developed if we want to find valid results with the Cold Pressor Test method in pain studies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0379-0355
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
767-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Unreliability of the Cold Pressor Test Method in pain studies.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratori de Conducta, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't