Table 8 Results Delphi study

1.Electric toothbrush

11

14

1

Inconclusive

5

21

81% no

Excluded

2.Heat and cold

11

13

2

Inconclusive

2

24

92% no

Excluded

3.Pressure pain thresholds (PPT)

15

9

3

Inconclusive

20

7

74% yes

Included

4.Electrical pain and reflex thresholds

4

21

1

81% no

Excluded

5.Ischemia and PPT

8

17

1

Inconclusive

5

21

81% no

Excluded

6.Cold and PPT

27

1

96% no

Excluded

7.Heat and cold

6

19

1

73% no

Excluded

8.Nociceptive flexion reflex (NFR)

5

20

1

76% no

Excluded

9.Cutaneous silent period (CSP)

2

24

92% no

Excluded

10.Cytokine levels

5

19

2

73% no

Excluded

11.Neurotrophin levels

4

22

84% no

Excluded

12.Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI)

21

4

2

81% yes

Included

13.Monofilaments

16

7

2

Inconclusive

18

8

69% yes

Included^a

14.Clothes peg

13

12

Inconclusive

3

23

88% no

Excluded

15.Sensory Hypersensitivity Scale (SHS)

11

13

1

Inconclusive

13

12

1

52% yes

Inconclusive