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Transition From Acute to Chronic Pain After Inguinal Hernia, Hysterectomy and Thoracotomy: Analysis of Risk Factors and Association With Genetic Polymorphisms

Completed
Conditions
Chronic Postoperative Pain
Registration Number
NCT01510496
Lead Sponsor
Fundacion IMIM
Brief Summary

The treatment of postoperative pain continues to be inadequate in the investigators practice setting.

Inadequate pain treatment not only contributes to postoperative complications in the short term but can also be a factor that favors the development of chronic postoperative pain and diminishes long-term quality of life. Risk factors that can lead to a transition to chronic pain need to be analyzed.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
3979
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with given inform consent, aged mor than 18 years, who undergo scheduled surgery of one of the following types: inguinal hernia (men), hysterectomy, thoracotomy (men).
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients aged less than 18 years,
  • Patients requiring reoperation because of surgical complications.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluation of chronic postsurgical pain.After 3 and 12 months of surgery.

After 3 months a physical examination will take place and after 12 months a follow-up will be reported by phone.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Predictive factors of chronic postsurgical pain.After 3 and 12 months of surgery.

Preoperative (psychological factors, preoperative pain, pharmacologic treatment) intraoperative (surgical technic, type of anaestesia) and postoperative(posoperative pain, surgical complications and treatment of postoperative pain).

Trial Locations

Locations (26)

Hospital Municipal de Badalona

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Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol

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Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital de San Bernabé

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Berga, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital de Granollers

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Granollers, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital General de Manresa

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Manresa, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital de Mataro

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Mataro, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Parc Tauli

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Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Mutua de Terrassa

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Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa

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Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

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Hospital Municipal de Badalona
🇪🇸Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

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