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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 26-30 |
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Effect of cold stimulation-induced pain on pharmacodynamic responses in healthy human volunteers
Sunil Kumar Reddy Khambam, Madireddy Umamaheshwar Rao Naidu, Pingali Usha Rani, Takallapalli Ramesh Kumar Rao
ICMR Advance Center for Clinical Pharmacodynamics, Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Pingali Usha Rani
Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad 500 082, Andhra Pradesh
India
 Source of Support: Indian Council of Medical Research., Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2231-0738.93129
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Aims: The aim of the present study was to quantify the changes in pharmacodynamic response during cold stimulation-induced pain. Materials and Methods: In the present study we evaluated the effect of cold stimulation (immersion of hand into cold water, 1 ± 0.5°C) in 24 healthy human subjects. Change in skin conductance (in the form of galvanic skin response), skin temperature, and heart rate were recorded using the Data Acquisition System (Biopac mp 150). Results: There was significant increase in skin conductance (P<0.001) from 0.22 ± 0.19 microSiemens to 0.32 ± 0.27 microSiemens, with 58.3% increase from the baseline. The heart rate also significantly increased by 8.3% (P<0.001) from 85.6 ± 15.1 bpm to 92.2 ± 14.2 bpm. There was no significant change in skin temperature. Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that an increase in skin conductance seemed to be a good indicator of acute pain. The changes in skin conductance were influenced by acute pain; therefore, monitoring skin conductance could be used as a pharmacodynamic parameter in the evaluation of analgesic agents. |
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