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Prediction of Chronic Pain in Cardiac Surgery: Evaluation by Algocartography Predict-ALGOCARTE

NCT06681272 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2026-03-12

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Summary

Sternotomy results in chronic postoperative pain in 30-55% of subjects. Few studies have been published on chronic pain in cardiac surgery, but there appears to be a relationship between the area of peri-scar hyperalgesia, which is indicative of postoperative hyperalgesia, and the occurrence of persistent pain 6 months after surgery. The aim of this study was therefore to assess whether the area of the postoperative hyperalgesia zone predicts chronic pain at 3 months post-surgery in cardiac surgery. To define the area of hyperalgesia at Day 2, pain mapping (algocartography) will be performed in patients who have had a sternotomy in cardiac surgery, together with pain assessment using the Simple Digital Pain Scale. Von Frey filaments of different sizes will be used for mapping. At Day 90, additional quality-of-life questionnaires will be carried out to check whether chronic pain is still present. A simple numerical scale (ENS) assessment at rest and during activity, and a record of pain-relieving treatments related to the surgery will also be carried out during this call.

The investigators hypothesize that the area of the zone of hyperalgesia assessed at Day 2 predicts the occurrence of chronic pain at 3 months.

Conditions

  • Sternotomy Closure,Open Heart Surgery
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Chronic Pain Post-Procedural

Interventions

OTHER

Questionnaire

sleep quality assessment using the PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) item Bank score

OTHER

Questionnaire

assessment of emotional state using the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory score (NPSI)

OTHER

Questionnaire

To assess whether pain measured by a Numercial rating scale (NRS) predicts chronic postoperative pain.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Judit JORDANA BOFILL, PI-nurse · Service d'Anesthésie Réanimation Hôpital Louis Pradel, Groupement Hospitalier Est 28 av. du Doyen Lépine

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-11-27
Primary Completion
2026-02-27
Completion
2026-02-27

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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