Postoperative Recovery After Thoracic Surgery

• Conditions: Postoperative Pain; Postoperative Complications

• Registration Number: NCT03602664
• Lead Sponsor: Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden

Brief Summary

A questionaire specifically developed using in depth interviews with patients that has undergone surgery has been developed. This questionaire will be used for longterm follow in patients undergoing thoracic surgery. 200 patients will be asked to fill in this questionaire preoperatively as well as 3 and 12 months after surgery to assess symptomburden after surgery with specific aim to study postoperative pain as well as other physical, mental and cognitive problems that may affect the patient and their daily activities, health, return to work, family life and economy.

Detailed Description

In Sweden around 400 000 patients under go surgical operations in hospitals. A large proportion, around 20%, develop persistent postoperative pain which affects their quality of life and their recovery towards a normal life.

A questionaire specifically developed using in depth interviews with patients that has undergone surgery has been developed. This questionaire will be used for longterm follow in patients undergoing thoracic surgery. 200 patients will be asked to fill in this questionaire preoperatively as well as 3 and 12 months after surgery to assess symptomburden after surgery with specific aim to study postoperative pain as well as other physical, mental and cognitive problems that may affect the patient and their daily activities, health, return to work, family life and economy.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-06-05
• Study First Submitted: 2018-06-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-07-26
• Study First Posted: 2018-07-27
• Status Verified: 2018-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-08-01
• Last Update Posted: 2018-08-03
• Primary Completion: 2019-12
• Study Completion: 2020-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Patients undergoing thoracic surgery (thoracotomy or thoracoscopy) who accept to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative pain 3 months after surgery as compared to preoperatively assessed with a studyspecific questionnaire	Pain at 3 months after surgery as compared to preoperatively	Pain at 3 months after surgery as compared to prior to surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative functional impairment 12 months after surgery assessed with a studyspecific questionnaire 12 month after surgery	Status 12 months after surgery compared to before surgery	Physical, mental and cognitive problems 12 months after surgery
Postoperative pain 12 months after surgery as compared to preoperatively assessed with a studyspecific questionnaire	Pain at 12 months after surgery as compared to preoperatively	Pain at 12 months after surgery as compared to prior to surgery
Postoperative functional impairment after surgery assessed with a studyspecific questionnaire	Status at 3 months after surgery as compared to before the operation	Physical, mental and cognitive problems were assessed with a studyspecific questionaire 3 months after surgery as compared to preoperatively

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sahlgrenska University Hospital; 🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Sweden