MG30.21CHRONIC POSTSURGICAL PAIN
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The relationship between psychological influencing factors, in particular treatment expectations, and chronic postoperative abdominal pain will be investigated in 120 patients with planned se
everyday life impairments due to pain (PAIN-OUT questionnaire and Brief Pain Inventory)
- Gastrointestinal complaints
urogenital complaints.
- Physical and mental health/quality of life (VR12) and child's health status
- state of health (DASS)
- Therapy satisfaction
- Medication/analgesic consumption,
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum EssenKlinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Adult female patients with an appointment for scheduled spinal anesthesia (SPA) caesarean section. - Ability to fully understand the nature and purpose of the study - Ability to cooperate with the study team and comply with the requirements of the entire study - Signed written informed consent for the observational study and separate consent for saliva sample analysis - Consent prior to surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Secondary caesarean section - Sectio caesarea with high health risk for mother (e.g., preeclampsia, amniotic infection syndrome, umbilical cord prolapse, uterine rupture) or child (very preterm or preterm premature birth, 40 years - Insufficient knowledge of German - Refusal to participate - Peri- and postoperative complication of the mother (e.g. amniotic fluid embolism) or the child, which subsequently lead to exclusion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measure is the incidence of persistent postoperative pain, defined as abdominal pain intensity on a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS = 3) three months after caesarean section. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures are dysfunction of the gut-brain axis, psychological well-being, quality of life, impairment in daily life, analgesic consumption. Preoperative treatment expectations and specific treatment-related anxiety as well as moderating factors (symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress, cortisol level in saliva; medical factors, especially duration of surgery, anesthesia procedure, etc.; perceived quality of doctor-patient communication/satisfaction) are recorded as predictor variables. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJana Aulenkamp
Universitätsklinikum EssenKlinik für Anästhesiologie
Outcome results
None listed