From ACute To Chronic Postoperative Shoulder Pain in Patients for Elective Lobectomy

Completed

• Conditions: Pain

• Registration Number: NCT01552746
• Lead Sponsor: Odense University Hospital

Brief Summary

Shoulder pain is a well known problem after thoracical surgery. The pathogenesis of the pain is uncertain, but mainly a mix of referred pain and mechanical strain to the shoulder. It is believed to last a few days. Persisting shoulder pain after thoracical surgery is a problem 1 year after surgery, but it is unknown if it is related to acute postoperative shoulder pain.

The purpose of the study is to systematically describe postoperative shoulder pain after lobectomy and examine the time progress up to 1 year after surgery.

Detailed Description

Further study details are provided by Departement V, Odense University Hospital

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-01
• Study First Submitted: 2012-03-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-03-09
• Study First Posted: 2012-03-13
• Primary Completion: 2012-12
• Study Completion: 2012-12
• Status Verified: 2014-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-06-16
• Last Update Posted: 2014-06-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients for elective lobectomy
• 18 years or older at the day of the operation
• Satisfactory abilities to speak and read danish

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Exclusion Criteria

• Previous Thoracical Surgery.
• Patients with diseases in the nervous system.
• Patients with preoperative shoulder pain, neuropathies or sensory disturbances in the arm or shoulder.
• Patients who are reoperated in the thorax in the study period or any other body-region within the first 4 postoperative days.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Shoulder Pain	12 months
Shoulder range of motion	12 months	Shoulder range of motion in: flexion, outward rotation, inward rotation, adduction

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Thoracical Pain	12 months
Presence of allodynia and hyperalgesia on the shoulder on the operated side.	1. postoperative day	Presence of allodynia and hyperalgesia on the shoulder on the operated side, compared to the contralateral shoulder.
Quantitative sensory testing values on the shoulder	12 months	Quantitative sensory testing values in referred pain area compared to contralateral side and preoperative values.; The following quantitative sensory tests are performed: Cold Detection Threshold,Warm Detection Threshold, Cold Pain Threshold, Heat Pain Threshold, Mechanical detection Threshold, Mechanical Pain Threshold, Mechanical Pain Sensitivity, Allodynia, Wind-Up Ratio, Vibration Detection Threshold, Pressure Pain Threshold
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score	12 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Departement V of anesthesia and intensive care, Odense University Hospital; 🇩🇰 Odense, Denmark