Application of syringe-based device for pressure pain threshold measurements under autoalgometry settings
- 1Ariel University
Abstract
BackgroundPressure pain threshold (PPT) is commonly assessed using pressure algometry. Self-administered algometry could reduce examiner involvement and may facilitate repeated assessment outside specialist settings.
ObjectiveTo examine the concurrent agreement of a previously described syringe-based pneumatic algometer with a commercially available comparator during self-administered PPT measurement in healthy adults.
MethodsThirty healthy volunteers completed researcher-administered and self-administered pain threshold measurements utilizing an AMF-500 device and the syringe-based pneumatic algometer.
ResultsDuring self-administration, measurements from the two devices were strongly correlated (r = 0.82, p < 0.05); the mean paired difference was 6.01 N (95% CI, -0.58 to 12.59 N). Self-administered test values were lower than researcher-administered test values in the fixed-order comparison (p = 0.0029).
ConclusionAccording to our findings the proposed device is a valid tool for autoalgometry and may potentially be introduced as an element of routine self-assessment of PPT.
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BibTeX
@misc{frankevich2026application,
title = {{Application of syringe-based device for pressure pain threshold measurements under autoalgometry settings}},
author = {S. Frankevich and I. Michaelevski and D. Yakubovich},
howpublished = {medRxiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.64898/2026.10.13.26365379},
url = {https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.13.26365379v1},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Application of syringe-based device for pressure pain threshold measurements under autoalgometry settings
AU - S. Frankevich
AU - I. Michaelevski
AU - D. Yakubovich
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/13
PB - medRxiv
DO - 10.64898/2026.10.13.26365379
UR - https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.13.26365379v1
AB - BackgroundPressure pain threshold (PPT) is commonly assessed using pressure algometry. Self-administered algometry could reduce examiner involvement and may facilitate repeated assessment outside specialist settings. ObjectiveTo examine the concurrent agreement of a previously described syringe-based pneumatic algometer with a commercially available comparator during self-administered PPT measurement in healthy adults. MethodsThirty healthy volunteers completed researcher-administered and self-administered pain threshold measurements utilizing an AMF-500 device and the syringe-based pneumatic algometer. ResultsDuring self-administration, measurements from the two devices were strongly correlated (r = 0.82, p < 0.05); the mean paired difference was 6.01 N (95% CI, -0.58 to 12.59 N). Self-administered test values were lower than researcher-administered test values in the fixed-order comparison (p = 0.0029). ConclusionAccording to our findings the proposed device is a valid tool for autoalgometry and may potentially be introduced as an element of routine self-assessment of PPT.
ER -