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Post-Operative Pain After Recovery in Thoracic Surgery

NCT04300660 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2020-03-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Persistent pain after surgery has significant physical and mental consequences for the patient, as well as a significant economic impact on health systems. Neuropathic pain is caused by direct or indirect damage to the somatosensitive system. In thoracic surgery, chronic neuropathic pain is represented by Post-Thoracotomic Pain Syndrome (PTPS), defined as recurrent or persistent pain in the thoracotomy scar site that persists for more than 3-6 months. Currently, in literature, the prevalence of PTPS is extremely variable. This prospective observational study aims to assess the incidence of pain in the weeks and months following surgery and to assess whether and how the presence of painful symptoms changes the patient's quality of life.

Conditions

  • Neuropathic Pain
  • Post Operative Pain
  • Thoracic Surgery

Interventions

OTHER

neuropathic pain after thoracic surgery

analysis of perioperative factors implicated in the onset of postoperative pain after chest surgery and the incidence of neuropathic pain

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Trieste

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Umberto Lucangelo, MD PhD · University of Trieste

  • Marzia Umari, MD · University of Trieste

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-25
Primary Completion
2020-04-30
Completion
2020-04-30

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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