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Trial reportBritish journal of clinical pharmacology2015

Single-sweep spectral analysis of contact heat evoked potentials: a novel approach to identify altered cortical processing after morphine treatment.

Tine M Hansen, Carina Graversen, Jens B Frøkjaer, Anne E Olesen, Massimiliano Valeriani, Asbjørn M Drewes

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Trial report in British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Tine M HansenMech-Sense, Department of Radiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Carina GraversenMech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Jens B FrøkjaerMech-Sense, Department of Radiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Anne E OlesenMech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Massimiliano ValerianiDivision of Neurology, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Asbjørn M DrewesMech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Aalborg University · DKMech-Sense · DKAalborg University Hospital · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsThe cortical response to nociceptive thermal stimuli recorded as contact heat evoked potentials (CHEPs) may be altered by morphine. However, previous studies have averaged CHEPs over multiple stimuli, which are confounded by jitter between sweeps. Thus, the aim was to assess single-sweep characteristics to identify alterations induced by morphine.

methodsIn a crossover study 15 single-sweep CHEPs were analyzed from 62 electroencephalography electrodes in 26 healthy volunteers before and after administration of morphine or placebo. Each sweep was decomposed by a continuous wavelet transform to obtain normalized spectral indices in the delta (0.5-4 Hz), theta (4-8 Hz), alpha (8-12 Hz), beta (12-32 Hz) and gamma (32-80 Hz) bands. The average distribution over all sweeps and channels was calculated for the four recordings for each volunteer, and the two recordings before treatments were assessed for reproducibility. Baseline corrected spectral indices after morphine and placebo treatments were compared to identify alterations induced by morphine.

resultsReproducibility between baseline CHEPs was demonstrated. As compared with placebo, morphine decreased the spectral indices in the delta and theta bands by 13% (P = 0.04) and 9% (P = 0.007), while the beta and gamma bands were increased by 10% (P = 0.006) and 24% (P = 0.04).

conclusionThe decreases in the delta and theta band are suggested to represent a decrease in the pain specific morphology of the CHEPs, which indicates a diminished pain response after morphine administration. Hence, assessment of spectral indices in single-sweep CHEPs can be used to study cortical mechanisms induced by morphine treatment.

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Hot TemperatureAdultAnalgesics, OpioidBrain WavesCerebral CortexCross-Over StudiesDenmarkDouble-Blind MethodElectroencephalographyEvoked Potentials, SomatosensoryFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansMaleMorphineNociceptionAnalgesics, OpioidMorphinecontact heatelectroencephalographyevoked brain potentialsmorphinespectral analysis

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PMID25556985
PMCPMC4456125
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