Psychological Predictors of Postoperative Chronic Pain
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients undergoing minimally invasive procedures are surveyed three times using different questionnaires about their pain, feelings, and attitudes.
Sponsors
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Schmerzmedizin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligible participants are adult patients (=18 years) scheduled to undergo minimally invasive surgery at the participating departments of UMG and MHH. Inclusion requires sufficient German language proficiency to provide informed consent and to complete the study questionnaires, as well as the cognitive capacity to understand study procedures.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Language barriers or significant cognitive deficits -Pregnancy -Abuse of psychotropic substances (including cannabis dependence) -Opioid substitution therapy -Severe psychiatric or neurological disorders (psychotic or bipolar disorders, severe major depression, dementia, neurological diseases associated with pain dysregulation, e.g., multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, stroke) -Inability to give informed consent -Planned postoperative mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit -Active infection in the surgical area
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The aim of the study is to identify psychological predictors for the development of chronic postoperative pain. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactFrank Petzke
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Schmerzmedizin
Outcome results
None listed