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A study for assessing the risk factors for persistent pain after thoracic surgery

Incidence and risk factors for Chronic post thoracotomy pain and its impact on the quality of life : A prospective observational study in the Indian subcontinent - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/02/063130
Enrollment
100
Registered
2024-02-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

department of Anaesthesiology,AIIMS, new delhi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age >18 years 2. Undergoing Thoracotomy or VATS surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Cases of advanced lung malignancy. 2. Patients with a history of stroke or intracranial hypertension. 3. Major uncorrected vision or hearing loss. 4. Patients with pre-existing neuropathic pain limited to thoracic dermatomes like thoracic postherpetic neuralgia. 5. Patients refuse to participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the incidence of CPTP following thoracic surgery.Timepoint: baseline, 3 months, 6 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. To determine various risk factors influencing the development of CPTP following thoracic surgeries in the Indian population. 2. To determine the nature of CPTP, in terms of neuropathic pain and its effect on quality of life. 3. To compare the sex and age differences in the occurrence of CPTP. Timepoint: 3 months and 6 months after surgery—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAnshul Singh

AIIMS, New Delhi

ansh.dadoc@gmail.com99990556767

Outcome results

None listed

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