Table 1. Means and standard deviation of means for pain modulation in VAS ratings of perceived intensity and the behaviorally assessed pain perception (negative values indicate pain inhibition; positive values indicate pain facilitation).
Pain modulation in VAS ratings of pain intensity | Pain modulation in behavioral measure (°C) | |||||||||||
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placebo | levodopa | naltrexone | placebo | levodopa | naltrexone | |||||||
n=28 | n=27 | n=28 | n=28 | n=27 | n=28 | |||||||
Outcome | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD |
win | –7.31 | 21.51 | –12.98 | 23.54 | –10.09 | 23.79 | –0.09 | 0.64 | –0.14 | 0.66 | –0.05 | 0.74 |
lose | 12.21 | 21.12 | 13.29 | 20.48 | 12.26 | 22.27 | 0.03 | 0.59 | 0.03 | 0.54 | 0.06 | 0.68 |