To study the prevalence and type of pain with quality of life after the surgery
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: C50-C50- Malignant neoplasms of breastHealth Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/12/038466
- Lead Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.All female patients undergoing breast reconstruction with DIEP flap.
2.Patients giving consent preoperatively and willing to be contacted telephonically for pain related information.
3.Patients willing to post the quality of life questionnaires at appropriate intervals
Exclusion Criteria
1.Refusal of consent.
2.DIEP done following failure of first reconstruction
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain severityTimepoint: on day 1,2,3, and 1month, 3 months after surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Type of pain from pain descriptors and neuropathic pain questionnaire (Pain DETECT)Timepoint: at 1 month,3 months after surgery;Impact on quality of lifeTimepoint: before recruitment and 1 month,3 months after surgery