Chronic Pain After Thoracotomy, an Incidence Study

Completed

• Conditions: Thoracotomy; Chronic Pain

• Registration Number: NCT00746213
• Lead Sponsor: Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Brief Summary

This is an investigation on the frequency of chronic pain after thoracotomy for lung cancer. Factors relating to the development of chronic pain are investigated. Questionnaire survey.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-07
• Study First Submitted: 2008-07-30
• Primary Completion: 2008-09
• Study Completion: 2008-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-09-02
• Study First Posted: 2008-09-03
• Status Verified: 2009-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-06-03
• Last Update Posted: 2009-06-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1340

Inclusion Criteria

• Able to understand and give consent
• Can read
• Residing in Denmark

Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to understand the written information in Danish
• Abuse (Medicine, Drugs, Alcohol)
• Severe psychiatric Illness
• Conflicting neurological disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain and pain score	more than 6 months postoperative

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Activity of daily life	>6 months
Analgesic consumption and pain treatment	>6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Section for Surgical Pathophysiology 4074; 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark