Pre-operative DNIC testing to identify patients at risk for postoperative pain after living donor nephrectomy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN11426614

Enrollment

Registered

2013-02-25

Start date

2011-10-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Postoperative pain perception after live donor nephrectomy Surgery

Interventions

As standard, the kidney donors will be admitted one day prior to surgery. On this day they will undergo the DNIC-test. The DNIC-test will be performed by only one person, qualified to do this test. Th

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult (>18 years) living kidney donors 2. Donors must fully comprehend the Dutch language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Donors younger than 18 years 2. Donors who not fully comprehend the Dutch language 3. Mental retardation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Can the DNIC test be used to make a prediction of postoperative pain perception and consumption of analgesics after live donor nephrectomy?	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Is there a correlation between the quality of life and pain perception and consumption of analgesics? 2. Hospital stay 3. Return to normal daily activities 4. Intra and postoperative complications	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

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