Technical and clinical performance of the thermo‐test device “Q‐Sense” to assess small fibre function: a head‐to‐head comparison with the “Thermal Sensory Analyzer” TSA in diabetic patients and healthy volunteers

Background - Thermo‐test devices are rarely used outside specialized pain centres because of high acquisition costs. Recently, a new, portable device (“Q‐Sense”) was introduced, which is less expensive but has reduced cooling capacity (20°C).

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Main Authors: Pfau, Doreen (Author) , Greffrath, Wolfgang (Author) , Schilder, Andreas (Author) , Magerl, Walter (Author) , Ohler, Carolin (Author) , Westermann, Andrea (Author) , Maier, Christoph (Author) , Doppler, Kathrin (Author) , Sommer, Claudia (Author) , Orth, Michael (Author) , Hammes, Hans-Peter (Author) , Kurz, Jochen (Author) , Götz, Marcus (Author) , Treede, Rolf-Detlef (Author) , Schuh-Hofer, Sigrid (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 29 July 2019
In: European journal of pain
Year: 2019, Volume: 23, Issue: 10, Pages: 1863-1878
ISSN:1532-2149
DOI:10.1002/ejp.1461
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Author Notes:Doreen B. Pfau, Wolfgang Greffrath, Andreas Schilder, Walter Magerl, Carolin Ohler, Andrea Westermann, Christoph Maier, Kathrin Doppler, Claudia Sommer, Michael Orth, Hans-Peter Hammes, Jochen Kurz, Marcus Götz, Rolf-Detlef Treede, Sigrid Schuh‐Hofer
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Summary:Background - Thermo‐test devices are rarely used outside specialized pain centres because of high acquisition costs. Recently, a new, portable device (“Q‐Sense”) was introduced, which is less expensive but has reduced cooling capacity (20°C).
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ISSN:1532-2149
DOI:10.1002/ejp.1461