Sensory Changes From Chest Drains
Completed
- Conditions
- ThoracotomyChronic Pain
- Registration Number
- NCT01274871
- Lead Sponsor
- Rigshospitalet, Denmark
- Brief Summary
Does chest drains contribute to the post thoracotomy pain syndrome
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 21
Inclusion Criteria
- Age > 18
- Able to cooperate
- able to speak and read Danish
Exclusion Criteria
- repeat surgery
- cognitive dysfunction
- other nerve injury on the thorax
- abuse (medicine/ alcohol etc)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sensory thresholds 3 years postoperatively Pain (NRS) 3 years postoperatively
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Psychometrics (HADS) 3 years
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Section for Surgical Pathophysiology 4074
🇩🇰Copenhagen, Denmark