Dysesthesia Study After Sternotomy

Pain After Sternotomy

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00408044

Enrollment

100

Registered

2006-12-05

Start date

2006-12-31

Completion date

2007-03-31

Last updated

2008-05-20

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Conditions

Ischemic Cardiopathy, Other Forms of Cardiopathy

Brief summary

Chronic pain associated to sternotomy occurs in 40 to 50% of patients after cardiac surgery. 33 to 66% of these patients suffer during 3 month and 25 to 33% have postoperative pain for at least 1 year. This pain has often negative effects on daily activity. Despite its frequency and importance, the etiology of this chronic pain is not completely understood. The goal of this study is to understand the mechanism of this chronic pain, to prevent and/or to treat better in the future. The sensitivity of the thorax after cardiac surgery seems to follow a dynamic evolution which can be observed within several weeks. Therefore we decided to study this evolution. This study is different from previous ones observing the sensitivity of the thorax at a well defined moment immediately after the surgery.

Interventions

PROCEDUREcardiac surgery with sternotomy

Study design

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Cardiac surgery with sternotomy

Exclusion criteria

* patients with chronic pain * redo surgery * patients with neurological pathologies * patients treated with antidepressant medication

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026