Pain treatment after open-chest operations with three possibilities of pain-relief therapy.

Phase 4

Recruiting

• Conditions: Thoracotomy surgery; Anaesthesiology - Pain management

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000900415
• Lead Sponsor: Medical University of Lublin

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-07-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Elective thoracotomy surgery

Exclusion Criteria

No consent obtained
Coagulopathy
Poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus
Depression or other psychiatric disorders which requiered antidepressant drugs
Alcohol or recreational drugs addiction

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain severity, assessed using 100mm visual analogue scale.[24 hours after the end of surgery]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The secondary aim is evaluation of neuropathic pain 1, 3 and 6 months after surgery. <br>Neuropathic pain severity will be measured with Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI)[1, 3 and 6 months after the thoracotomy]