Mechanisms of “Cough-Trick” for Pain Relief during Venipuncture: An Experimental Crossover Investigation in Healthy Volunteers

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" colspan="2"> </td><td class="align_center">Investigation 1<sub><i>a</i></sub></td><td class="align_center">Investigation 2<sub><i>a</i></sub></td><td class="align_center">Investigation 3<sub><i>b</i></sub></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Doubts about study aim?</td><td class="align_center">No</td><td class="align_center">18</td><td class="align_center">16</td><td class="align_center">10</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Yes</td><td class="align_center">3</td><td class="align_center">4</td><td class="align_center">3</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div><sup><i>a</i></sup>Proclaimed aim of the study was to compare the pain intensity during venipuncture with two different sizes of a new kind of indwelling venous catheters. <sup><i>b</i></sup>Proclaimed aim of the study was to examine whether injection of naloxone would influence perceived pain during VP.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Number of subjects reporting doubts about the proclaimed aim of the study.</div>

Pain Research and Management

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Table 2: Mechanisms of “Cough-Trick” for Pain Relief during Venipuncture: An Experimental Crossover Investigation in Healthy Volunteers 