The incidence of persistent pain after Caesarean section and its association with maternal anxiety and socioeconomic background

An Observational study of the incidence of persistent pain after Caesarean section, with pain as measured by the Brief Pain Inventory Questionnaire at 4 months as the primary outcome, and secondary analysis of the relationship of pain with pre-operative anxiety, socioeconomic background, and acute pain.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12610000926033

Enrollment

205

Registered

2010-11-01

Start date

2010-11-01

Completion date

2014-02-03

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Despite Caesarean section being a common operation worldwide, little is known about the number of women who experience persisting pain symptoms, or what factors might make persisting pain more likely. Two studies from Scandinavia have suggested 18% of women have such pain problems. These studies were retrospective- looking at a group of women some time after their Caesareans. We plan to observe from before the Caesarean to 4 months afterwards, which will give more robust information. We hope to identify how many women in a UK population have persisting pain problems, and see if we can define any factors which might help is in the future to predict which women are at risk.

Interventions

Observational study of persisting pain after Caesarean section up to 4 months after delivery.other parameters being measured are 1. Pre-operative anxiety as measured by the Spielberger State-trait anxiety inventory. 2. Acute post-operative pain as measured by a Visual analogue Scale. 3. Pain at 4 months as measured by the Brief Pain inventory. 4. Post natal depression as measured by the Edinburgh Post natal Depression Score. Additional demographic information will be collated including socio-eco

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All women listed for elective caesarean section at the trial unit who are primiparous, have had 1 previous delivery, or have had 2 previous deliveries

Exclusion criteria

Multiparous women with more than 2 previous deliveries, those with no or limited English reading skills, and those who are unable to give their own legally valid consent

Outcome results