Table 1 Group mean pain rating per condition. Group mean pain ratings and standard deviations for all conditions. Moreover, for each condition it is depicted to what rating the used temperature was calibrated to.

From: Association of nocebo hyperalgesia and basic somatosensory characteristics in a large cohort

Condition

Group mean pain rating

Standard deviation

Temperature calibrated to

Control "Placebo Expectation" (Control PE)

51.17

17.29

VAS60

Placebo "Placebo Expectation" (Placebo PE)

50.07

17.20

VAS60

Control "Placebo Conditioning Procedure" (Control PCP)

67.16

19.06

VAS80

Placebo "Placebo Conditioning Procedure" (Placebo PCP)

38.06

17.91

VAS40

Control "Placebo Expectation plus Conditioning" (Control PC + E)

47.89

18.24

VAS60

Placebo "Placebo Expectation plus Conditioning" (Placebo PC + E)

44.58

18.04

VAS60

Control "Nocebo Expectation" (Control PE)

50.08

18.27

VAS60

Nocebo "Nocebo Expectation" (Nocebo PE)

57.32

21.84

VAS60

Control "Nocebo Conditioning Procedure" (Control PCP)

41.19

19.55

VAS40

Nocebo "Nocebo Conditioning Procedure" (Nocebo PCP)

72.35

20.45

VAS80

Control "Nocebo Expectation plus Conditioning" (Control PC + E)

46.37

19.27

VAS60

Nocebo "Nocebo Expectation plus Conditioning" (Nocebo PC + E)

58.30

23.45

VAS60