Lung Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Thoracotomy, Nerve section, QST, Quantitative Sensory Test, Muscle sparing Posterolateral thoracotomy, Chest, Wall, Surgical, Incision, Tumors or cancer of the lung
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate if controlled nerve section reduces chronic pain after thoracotomy.
Interventions
PROCEDURENerve section
Intercostal nerve is divided during surgery
Sponsors
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients included for anterior or lateral thoracotomy
Exclusion criteria
* Unable to give consent due to age, cognitive reduction or otherwise * Neurological disease or symptoms affection thoracic area * Chronic pain prior to surgery * Inability to supply the patient with an epidural catheter * Pneumonectomy * Prolonged infection at surgical site * Invasive tumor growth * Need for repeated surgery at site
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain (NRS) | 3 months postoperatively |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| QST parameters (sensory thresholds to cool/Warmth) | 3 months postoperatively |
| Social well-being (HADS / PCS) | 3 months postoperatively |
| Function (pain impairment of Activities of Daily Life) | 3 months postoperatively |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed