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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pain. 2016 Jul;157(7):1373–1381. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000572

Table 2.

Study Sample Characteristics

Study Sample N (% Female) Design Pain Stimulus Threshold Comparison Tolerance Comparison
Fertig et al. (1986)-a [31]
Fertig et al. (1986)-b [31]
10sm (0)
15e-sm (0)
Within Cold Pressor Smoke + Snuff vs. Zero-Nic Cig + Sham1,2
Snuff vs. Zero-Nic Snuff
Smoke + Snuff vs. Zero-Nic Cig + Sham1,2
Snuff vs. Zero-Nic Snuff

Jamner et al. (1998)-a [45]
Jamner et al. (1998)-b [45]
Jamner et al. (1998)-c [45]
Jamner et al. (1998)-d [45]
21sm (0)
17sm (0)
23n-sm (0)
13sm (0)
Within Heat Nic Patch vs. Zero-Nic Patch Nic. Patch vs. Zero-Nic Patch

Jarvik et al. (1989) [46] 15sm (27) Within Cold Pressor No Data Reported Smoke vs. Deprived

Kanarek & Carrington (2004) [47] 49sm (51) Within Cold Pressor Smoke vs. No Smoke Smoke vs. No Smoke

Lane et al. (1995) [48] 18sm (49) Within Heat Smoke vs. Abstinence Smoke vs. Abstinence

Nastase et al. (2007)-a [57]
Nastase et al. (2007)-b [57]
11sm (100)
12sm (0)
Within Cold Pressor Smoke vs. No Smoke Smoke vs. No Smoke

Nesbitt (1973) [58] 30sm (0) Within Electrical Not Tested Smoke vs. Sham1

Pauli et al. (1993) [63] 9sm (0) Within Heat Pre-Post Smoking Not Tested

Perkins et al. (1994)-a [64]
Perkins et al. (1994)-b [64]
10sm (0)
10n-sm (0)
Between Heat Pre-Post Nic Spray Not Tested
Perkins et al. (1994)-c [64]
Perkins et al. (1994)-d [64]
12sm (50)
12n-sm (50)
Between Heat Nic vs. Zero Nic Spray (pre-post) Not Tested
Perkins et al. (1994)-e [64]
Perkins et al. (1994)-f [64]
18sm (50)
18n-sm (50)
Between Heat Nic vs. Zero Nic Spray (pre-post) Not Tested

Pomerleau et al. (1984) [66] 5sm (0) Within Cold Pressor Smoke vs. Zero Nic Cig Smoke vs. Placebo

Shiffman & Jarvik (1984) [71] 10sm (80) Within Electrical Smoke vs. Sham1 Not Tested

Silverstein (1982) [73] 20sm (0) Between Electrical Smoke vs. No Smoke Smoke vs. No Smoke

Unrod et al. (2004) [78] 80sm (50) Between Cold Pressor Smoke vs. No Smoke Smoke vs. No Smoke
1

Notes. Sham = simulated smoking using an unlit cigarette;

2

data within each condition was collapsed across both manipulations. Between = between-subjects design; Cig = cigarette; e-sm = ex-smoker; Nic. = Nicotine; n-sm = non-smoker; sm = smoker; Within = within-subjects design.