Table 1.
Intratester reliability of sensory function protocol
Intraclass correlation coefficients | 95% CI | P value | |
CDT | 0.728 | 0.277 to 0.914 | 0.003 |
WDT | 0.764 | 0.351 to 0.927 | <0.0001 |
TSL | 0.638 | 0.161 to 0.878 | 0.005 |
HPT | 0.752 | 0.339 to 0.922 | 0.002 |
MPT | 0.928 | 0.767 to 0.979 | <0.0001 |
WUR | 0.634 | 0.113 to 0.880 | 0.012 |
VDT | 0.956 | 0.860 to 0.987 | <0.0001 |
PPT | 0.734 | 0.305 to 0.915 | 0.002 |
VAS | 0.893 | 0.667 to 0.970 | <0.0001 |
Flare area | 0.610 | 0.095 to 0.869 | 0.015 |
Brush-evoked allodynia | 0.756 | 0.365 to 0.922 | 0.001 |
Punctuate hyperalgesia | 0.615 | 0.094 to 0.871 | 0.013 |
Postsensitisation MPT | 0.941 | 0.808 to 0.983 | <0.0001 |
Postsensitisation HPT | 0.758 | 0.339 to 0.924 | 0.002 |
CDT, cold detection threshold; HPT, heat pain threshold; MPT, mechanical pain threshold; PPT, pressure pain threshold; TSL, thermal sensory limen; VDT, vibration detection threshold; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale; WDT, warm detection threshold; WUR, wind-up ratio.