Evaluation of Chronic Pain After Nerve Section During Thoracotomy

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Lung Cancer
• Interventions: Procedure: Nerve section

• Registration Number: NCT00653367
• Lead Sponsor: Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate if controlled nerve section reduces chronic pain after thoracotomy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2008-04-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-04-03
• Study First Posted: 2008-04-04
• Status Verified: 2011-08
• Study Start: 2011-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-02-23
• Last Update Posted: 2012-02-24
• Primary Completion: 2012-04
• Study Completion: 2012-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients included for anterior or lateral thoracotomy

Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to give consent due to age, cognitive reduction or otherwise
• Neurological disease or symptoms affection thoracic area
• Chronic pain prior to surgery
• Inability to supply the patient with an epidural catheter
• Pneumonectomy
• Prolonged infection at surgical site
• Invasive tumor growth
• Need for repeated surgery at site

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
NS	Nerve section	Nerve section of intercostal nerve during surgery

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain (NRS)	3 months postoperatively

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
QST parameters (sensory thresholds to cool/Warmth)	3 months postoperatively
Function (pain impairment of Activities of Daily Life)	3 months postoperatively
Social well-being (HADS / PCS)	3 months postoperatively

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Section for Surgical Pathophysiology 4074; 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark