Sensory Changes From Chest Drains

N/ACompletedNCT01274871

Rigshospitalet, Denmark21 enrolled

Overview

Does chest drains contribute to the post thoracotomy pain syndrome

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Thoracotomy Chronic Pain

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 * Able to cooperate * able to speak and read Danish Exclusion Criteria: * repeat surgery * cognitive dysfunction * other nerve injury on the thorax * abuse (medicine/ alcohol etc)

Locations (1)

Section for Surgical Pathophysiology 4074

Copenhagen, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain (NRS)

Time frame: 3 years postoperatively

Sensory thresholds

Time frame: 3 years postoperatively

Secondary Outcomes

Psychometrics (HADS)

Time frame: 3 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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