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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2015 Nov-Dec;40(6):687–693. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000315

Table 2. Quantitative Sensory Testing Results.

There were no differences detected in the mean (standard deviation) quantitative sensory testing (QST) results between suspected opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH) patients and healthy controls.

Healthy Patients P-value
N = 20* N = 20
Baseline QST

Threshold 3.0 (1.2) 2.7 (1.4) 0.432
Pain50 5.3 (1.4) 5.7 (1.5) 0.489
Tolerance 6.1 (1.2) 6.5 (1.6) 0.353

Post-placebo QST

Threshold 2.6 (1.1) 2.9 (1.5) 0.499
Pain50 4.9 (1.7) 5.7 (1.7) 0.130
Tolerance 5.8 (1.7) 6.6 (1.8) 0.173

Post-fentanyl QST

Threshold 3.0 (1.3) 3.6 (1.9) 0.328
Pain50 5.6 (2.0) 6.0 (2.0) 0.589
Tolerance 6.4 (1.9) 6.9 (2.0) 0.422

All quantitative sensory testing (QST) values listed are kg/cm2.

*

Note that 2 healthy participants do not have data included for placebo & fentanyl QST.