Prediction of Persistent Postsurgical Pain After Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)

N/AUnknownNCT01300195

Rigshospitalet, Denmark200 enrolled

Overview

Prospective cohort study of factors predisposing to persistent post surgical pain after video-assisted thoracic surgery

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years old * Elective lung cancer surgery (VATS) Exclusion Criteria: * do not understand Danish * cognitive reduction * bilateral procedure planned * previous thoracic surgery * pregnant or nursing * known nerve affection from other cause * alcohol/substance abuse * inability to cooperate to pain scoring/sensory examination * \> 5 mg methylprednisolone/day

Locations (1)

Section for Surgical Pathophysiology 4074

Copenhagen, Denmark

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Persistent post surgical pain

Pain intensity (Numerical Rating Scale)

Time frame: 3 months

Analgesic use

type(s) and amount of analgesics used

Time frame: 3 months

Central Contacts

Kim Wildgaard, MD

CONTACT

+45 3545 3246 wildgaard@thoracotomy.eu

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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