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Surgical Positioning of the Arm During Thoracic Surgery -Effect on Shoulder Pain After Surgery?

NCT02149849 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2024-01-30

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Summary

Up to 85% experience shoulder pain after thoracic surgery, especially on the same side as surgery are performed. Referred phrenic nerve pain is probably one cause of ipsilateral shoulder pain (ISP), and positioning of the arm during surgery another. Studies indicates that ISP can be caused by the positioning of the patient during surgery due to muscle -and ligament strain. Can a change in the surgical positioning (less press and stretch) of the ipsilateral arm effect the shoulder pain after thoracic surgery?

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Modified lateral positioning.

Right before surgery, the patient are posistioned in lateral position with arm elevated (not more than 90 degree from torso). In the intervention, the arm will be lowered and placed in towards the torso for patients enrolled in the experimantal arm.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oslo University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stein O Danielsen · Oslo University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-01-31
Completion
2015-01-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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