Development and validation of a home quantitative sensory testing tool-kit to assess changes in sensory and pain processing: a study in healthy young adults.

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Abstract

Quantitative sensory testing (QST) is a set of methods for quantifying somatosensory functioning. Limitations of laboratory-based QST (LQST) include high cost, complexity in training, lack of portability, and time requirements for testing. Translating QST to a home setting could facilitate future research and clinical care. The objective of this study was to develop a home QST (HQST) tool-kit that is cost-effective, easy to use, and detects changes in sensory and pain processing. Thirty-two young healthy adults underwent sensory testing on their nondominant forearm using standard in-person LQST, followed by "simulated HQST" using video guidance in a separate room from the investigator before and after application of either a lidocaine or capsaicin cream. We observed good a

SUBMITTER: Ocay DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11647819 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature