Characterisation of capsaicin-induced mechanical hyperalgesia as a marker for altered nociceptive processing in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Pain

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-186

  Morris, Vanessa H ^a   Cruwys, Simon C ^a   Kidd, Bruce L ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Capsaicin; Central sensitisation; Hyperalgesia

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; IBUPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO;

AGE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CAPSAICIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; IBUPROFEN; MALE; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030977487     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(97)03361-7     Document Type: Article

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