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. 2021 Feb 5;22(8):1814–1826. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnab032

Table 3.

Evoked pain test results: effect size analysis from before dosing up until 10 h after dosing

Pain Test Modalities (Contrast Placebo vs. VX-150)
Capsaicin Heat Cold Pressor Electrical Pressure CPM
PDT

0.728 °C

 

(P = 0.07)

 

(–0.07 to 1.53)

0.694 °C

 

(P = 0.01)

 

(0.16 to 1.23)

14.8%

 

(P = 0.488)

 

(–23.9 to 73.0)

0.88 mA

 

(P = 0.137)

 

(–0.31 to 2.07)

–12.3%

 

(P = 0.154)

 

(–27.2 to 5.6)

–0.147 mA

 

(P = 0.692)

 

(–0.94 to 0.65)

PTT

53.7%

 

(P < 0.001)

 

(24.9 to 89.2)

0.53 mA

 

(P = 0.428)

 

(–0.84 to 1.89)

3.2%

 

(P = 0.557)

 

(–7.7 to 15.4)

0.080 mA

 

(P = 0.748)

 

(–0.439 to 0.60)

AAC/AUC

43.5%

 

(P = 0.002)

 

(16.2 to 77.3)

-61.80 mA*%

 

(P = 0.333)

 

(–192.47 to 68.87)

–197.28 %

 

(P = 0.445)

 

(–728.62 to 334.05)

24.38 mA*%

 

(P = 0.4098)

 

(–36.86 to 85.62)

Numbers represent estimates of the difference with P values and 95% CIs in parentheses. Values are presented in % for tests for which the data were log-transformed (i.e., cold pressor and pressure pain tests). Otherwise, data are given in the unit in which they were measured. Values in boldfaced italic denote nominal significance (P < 0.05). Estimates >0 favor VX-150. Estimates <0 favor placebo. °C = degrees Celsius; CPM = conditioned pain modulation paradigm; AAC/AUC = area above/under the eVAS pain curve; eVAS = electronic Visual Analogue Scale; mA = milliampere; PDT = pain detection threshold; PTT = pain tolerance threshold.