Validation of electrical, mechanical and thermal nociceptive methods for pain assessment in horses treated with methadone associated with detomidine or acepromazine

• Grant number: 11/21927-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: March 01, 2012
• End date: February 28, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Animal Clinics and Surgery
• Principal Investigator: Stelio Pacca Loureiro Luna
• Grantee: Carlize Lopes
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FMB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 10/08967-0 - Evaluation of clinical and experimental pain in animals, AP.TEM

Abstract

This study aims to validate different models of nociceptive stimuli in horses, establish a comparison between the different types of stimuli as well as determine a valid and reliable method to evaluate the effectiveness of analgesic drugs in this species. Eight adult horses will undergo three intravenous treatments: control (saline), MD (methadone 0.2 mg/kg + detomidine 10 mcg/kg) and MA (methadone 0.2 mg/kg + acepromazine 0.05 mg/kg) administered randomly and with a minimum interval of one week between each treatment. The antinociceptive activity will be evaluated using the voltage, temperature and mechanical pressure to the withdrawal reflex of the limb after electrical, thermical and mechanical stimulation. Electrical stimulation Will be performed with an electrical stimulator attached to the coronary band of the thoracic limb of the animal, starting with 1V and increasing until a nociceptive response is observed. The mechanical and thermal stimuli will be assessed with wireless devices, in which mechanical and thermal values will be recorded automatically on a digital display. To evaluate the mechanical stimulus, the probe will be fixed on the dorsal region of the third metatarsal bone of the animal and the pins will be pressed against the skin by means of pneumatic devices. For the evaluation of the thermal nociception, the probe will increase the temperature until the animal responds. (AU)

Scientific publications

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LOPES, C.; LUNA, S. P. L.; ROSA, A. C.; QUARTERONE, C.; CROSIGNANI, N.; TAYLOR, P. M.; PANTOJA, J. C.; PUOLI, J. N. P.. Antinociceptive effects of methadone combined with detomidine or acepromazine in horses. EQUINE VETERINARY JOURNAL, v. 48, n. 5, p. 613-618, SEP 2016. (11/21927-0, 10/08967-0)

LUNA, S. P. L.; LOPES, C.; ROSA, A. C.; OLIVEIRA, F. A.; CROSIGNANI, N.; TAYLOR, P. M.; PANTOJA, J. C.. Validation of mechanical, electrical and thermal nociceptive stimulation methods in horses. EQUINE VETERINARY JOURNAL, v. 47, n. 5, p. 609-614, SEP 2015. (11/21927-0, 10/08967-0)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

LOPES, Carlize. Validation of nociceptive methods electrical, mechanical and thermal pain assessment of horses treated eith methadone associated with detomidine or acepromazine. 2014. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Medicina. Botucatu Botucatu.