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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2010 Jun 30;211(4):457–466. doi: 10.1007/s00213-010-1919-3

Table 2.

Summary of mean maximum and minimum values following drug challenge

Measure Drug condition (mg)
Morphine
Tramadol 200
Tramadol 800
Placebo Naloxone Placebo Naloxone
Hydromorphone
Placebo Naloxone
Hydromorphone
0 0.5 0 0.25 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.0 6.0 0 0.25 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.0 6.0
Maximum values
 Antagonist adjective scale
  Observer rated 2.1 19.7a 1.8 7.8 10.0 14.3d,e 1.8 2.6 2.9 2.0 10.1 19.0d 26.1d,e 1.6 2.2 1.8
  Participant rated 2.2 26.3a 2.0 9.8 11.3 17.7d 1.7 4.2 3.8 1.2 10.6 18.3d 24.8d 1.8 2.3 1.7
 Agonist adjective scale
  Observer rated 12.7 12.4 12.6 13.0 13.4 12.3 16.0 17.1 22.6d 12.7 12.8 13.7 10.8 14.4 15.6 22.7d
  Participant rated 15.8 16.0 13.4 13.9 12.8 14.2 18.6 18.1 24.3d 11.8 13.0 13.3 13.0 15.3 17.0 20.9d
 Observer-rated BOWS
  Lacrimation 0.2 1.4a 0.1 1.6d 1.2d 1.6d 0 0.2 0.4 0 1.2d 1.9d 2.0d 0 0.2 0
  Rhinorrhea 0.1 1.6a 0 0.9d 0.8d,e 1.7d 0 0 0.2 0 0.9d 1.8d,e 2.0d 0.2 0 0
  Perspiration 0.1 1.2a 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.4 1.4 0.2 0.6 0.7
  Gooseflesh 0 0.8a 0 0.3 0.6 1.1d 0 0 0.2 0 0.1 0.9d 2.0d 0 0.2 0
  Bowel sounds 1.7 1.7 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5
  Yawning 0.8 1.9a 0.9 1.4 1.8d 1.9d 0.1 0.0d 0.4 0.7 1.4 2.0d 2.0d 0.2 0.1 0
  Restlessness 0.7 1 0.2 1.0 1.1d 0.9 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.3d 1.7d 0.4 0.3 0.3
  Total BOWS 2.4 8.6a 2.2 5.7d 6.6d,e 7.8d,e 1.6 3.1 2.6 2.4 5.9d 10.1d,e 11.9d,e 2.0 2.4 2.2
 Visual analog scale
  High 6.1 2.2 0.8 0 0 1.0 29.8 33.0d 60.8d 0 −1.1 0 −2.3 17.7 38.3d 62.2d
  Drug Effect 10.3 68.6a 1.2 25.3 30.2e 53.1d 31.0 38.6 66.3d 1.6 20.0 70.7d,e 72.6d 20.6 40.2d 62.4d
  Good Effects 5.4 4.3 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.9 38.7d 38.4d 70.1d 1.6 −1.3 0 −2.6 21.8 40.0d 64.1d
  Bad Effects 4.8 75.2a 0 28.1d 30.2d,e 55.2d 2.6 8.6 1.4 0.0 22.6 72.6d,e 80.3d 0.4 0.9 −0.6
  Liking 7.4 5.11 0.8 0.2 0 1.3 41.3d 45.6d 73.6d 5.3 −1.2 0 −3.0 23.3 40.3d 65.9d
  Feel sick 0.4 46.0a 0 23.2 13.8 31.8d 1.9 8.2 0.0 0 14.2 43.2d 48.6d 0 0 −0.9
 Physiological measures
  Pupil diameterb (mm) 1.0 1.3 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.6 0 −0.6 −1.6d 0.7 0.7 1.2 0.9 −0.2d −0.3d −1.2d
  Pulse (bpm) 77.8 85.1a 85.2 86.8 84.5e 88.1 98.3 98.4 98.0 87.5 86.3 92.5e 95.2 84.7 89.4 94.8
  Skin temperature (°F) 86.9 86.5 87.3 86.0 87.8 84.9 84.2 85.0 87.4 88.3 85.9 85.8 87.0 89.6 90.1 90.3
  Systolic BP (mmHg) 111.4 120.1a 115.2 118.6 118.6e 122.0e 89.1 90.6 92.0d 121.7 123.4 129.1e 138.3d,e 120.3 125.3 129.4
  Diastolic BP (mmHg) 61.2 67.3a 66.9 65.9e 70.0e 71.4e 117.6 118.5 125.2 72.2 73.5e 79.5d,e 85.0d,e 72.0 75.5 76.5
Minimum values
 Physiological measures
  Pupil diameterc (mm) −0.2 0 −0.7 −0.5 −0.5 −0.6 −1.3 −1.9d −2.5d −0.6 −0.4 −0.3 −0.7 −1.4 −2.0d −2.2d
  Oxygen saturation (%) 97.3 97.4 97.4 97.3 97.2 97.5 96.9 96.8 95.8d 97.2 97.5 96.9 96.9 96.9 96.6 96.0
  Respiratory rate (bpm) 13.6 14.4 13.6 14.2 13.6 13.6 12.2 11.6 11.6 12.7 13.0 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.0 9.9

Routes of drug administration for daily maintenance and challenge sessions were as follows: morphine 60 mg/day (15 mg QID)—subcutaneous injection; tramadol 200 mg/day (50 mg QID) and 800 mg/day (200 mg QID)—oral; placebo, naloxone, and hydromorphone challenges—intramuscular injection. Variance results were not included due to space limitations but are available upon request

a

Significant difference (p<0.05) from placebo challenge during morphine maintenance

b

The mean maximum increase in pupil diameter from baseline

c

The mean maximum decrease in pupil diameter from baseline

d

Significant difference (p<0.05) from placebo challenge during tramadol maintenance

e

Significant difference (p<0.05) between tramadol dose conditions