Chronic Pain After Cardiothoracic Surgery

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Thoracic; Chronic Pain; Chronic Pain Syndrome

• Registration Number: NCT05702125
• Lead Sponsor: Indonesia University

Brief Summary

This is a prospective cohort study to estimate prevalence of chronic pain after cardiothoracic surgery

Detailed Description

This is a prospective cohort study of all patients undergo cardiothoracic elective surgery in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital using general anesthesia. Patients with emergency surgery, history of psychologic and neurologic disease which cannot reliably state their pain score, cannot communicate well, and disagree to follow the research will be exempted. The pain score will be recorded one week after surgery during walk-in consultation, followed by 3 months and 6 months after surgery via telecommunication.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2023-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-01-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-01-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-01-26
• Study First Posted: 2023-01-27
• Last Update Posted: 2023-01-27
• Study Start: 2023-02-01
• Primary Completion: 2024-03-31
• Study Completion: 2024-03-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients undergo elective sternotomy and/or thoracotomy using general anesthesia
• Patients agree to follow the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients undergo emergency sternotomy or thoracotomy
• Patients with pyschological and neurological disorder, that it is not reliable to determine the pain intensity
• Patients who cannot communicate
• Patients disagree to follow the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analog Scale	6 months after surgery	Pain score to assess postoperative pain intensity