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Personalized Prediction of Persistent Postsurgical Pain

Recruiting
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative
Registration Number
NCT04864275
Lead Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Brief Summary

P5 is planned as a prospective observational study, collecting evidence-based perioperative data on patient history and demographics, physical function, cognitive measures, psychological, and biological markers associated with increased pain susceptibility, and psychophysical measures of pain processing.

The study will use daily ecologic momentary assessment (EMA) of physical and emotional parameters, and collect data on perioperative events.

Follow up will occur 3 months and 6 months postoperatively.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2750
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adults age 18-75 who are candidates for major surgery (expected surgery duration >1 hour, and expected overnight admission to the hospital)
  • Access to a smartphone
Exclusion Criteria
  • Participants who do not speak English

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Persistent Postsurgical Pain (PPSP)up to 7 months following consent

Clinically meaningful PPSP will be defined as pain in the surgical area present 3 months after surgery which fulfils one of the following criteria: 1) pain intensity on rest or movement ≥3 on 0-10 numerical rating scale (NRS), or 2) pain interference with any of the seven Brief Pain Inventory items (general activity, mood, walking ability, normal work \[including housework\], relations with other people, sleep, and enjoyment of life) ≥3 on 0-10 scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Washington University in St Louis

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

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