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effect of stress on pain response before planned surgery

Effect of stress on contextual pain sensitivity in the preoperative period- a proof of concept study.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/02/040217
Enrollment
120
Registered
2022-02-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K319- Disease of stomach and duodenum, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Pressure on the nail bed: pressure on nailbed to see the pain threshold and tolerability during Pre-anaesthetic check up and on the day of surgery.

Sponsors

Dr Ruhi Fatima
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All the patients posted for gastro-intestinal surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant females Associated pain syndromes Receiving analgesic on Anxiolytic or psychiatric medications

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
change and magnitude of such change in pain thresshold and tolerance scores in patients in the preoperative period prior to elective surgery.Timepoint: Baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Identify the influence of gender and contextual factors (namely age, type of surgery, prior painful experiences, level of education and preoperative anxiety score) on the pain scales.Timepoint: Baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ruhi Fathima

Nizam;s Institute of Medical Sciences

drshibanipadhy@gmail.com8332921975

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026