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Gender of investigator biases reporting of pain intensity: A prospective study on surgical patients after sternotomy.

Gender of investigator biases reporting of pain intensity: A prospective study on surgical patients after sternotomy.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00011597
Enrollment
200
Registered
2017-02-06
Start date
2012-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

acute postoperative pain

Interventions

Group 1: female patients - female examiners: preoperative: anamnesis, assessment (NRS, questionaires: BDI, State and Trait anxiety) postoperative: day 1 morning: NRS, SES, nausea/ vomiting day 1 eveni

Sponsors

Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensiv-, Palliativ- und Schmerzmedizin; Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil, Bochum
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women: voluntariness, declaration of consent, elective heart surgery, sufficient German knowledge of German, between 40 and 90 years; men: voluntariness, declaration of consent, elective heart surgery, sufficient German knowledge of German, between 40 and 90 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were any psychiatric disorders (e.g., known depression or BDI-II score = 29 [see below]), chronic pain states (e.g., back pain, rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia), patients taking opioids, missing language skills and states like dementia or confusion, as well as declination of participation. Postoperative exclusion criteria were ongoing analgosedation by means of ventilation via endotracheal tube, delirium or revocation of previous given consent.

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
preoperative: anxiety, depression postoperative: PONV

Primary

MeasureTime frame
postoperative pain intensity in dependence of investigator gender

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristine Meyer-Frießem

Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensiv-, Palliativ- und Schmerzmedizin; Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil, Bochum

meyer-friessem@ains-bergmannsheil.de0049234-3020

Outcome results

None listed

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