Table 4 LEPS sham and capsaicin comparison.

From: An intensity matched comparison of laser- and contact heat evoked potentials

LEPs

Sham (mean ± sd)

Capsaicin (mean ± sd)

t score

df

p-value

N1 latency

175 ± 23 ms

179 ± 35 ms

− 0.71

14

0.492

N1 amplitude

− 7.1 ± 4.5 µV

− 5.9 ± 5.4 µV

− 0.84

18

0.413

N2 latency

211 ± 19 ms

216 ± 26 ms

− 0.89

18

0.388

N2 amplitude

− 18.9 ± 8.6 µV

− 18.6 ± 9.4 µV

− 0.26

18

0.799

P2 latency

322 ± 26 ms

323 ± 33 ms

− 0.19

18

0.853

P2 amplitude

16.8 ± 7.2 µV

15.7 ± 8.5 µV

0.81

18

0.428

N2P2 amplitude

35.7 ± 13.3 µV

34.3 ± 16.2 µV

0.67

18

0.512

  1. LEPs: laser evoked potentials; df: degree of freedom; sd: standard deviation.