Chronic Pain After Thoracotomy, an Incidence Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00746213

Enrollment

1340

Registered

2008-09-03

Start date

2008-07-31

Completion date

2008-09-30

Last updated

2009-06-04

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Conditions

Chronic Pain, Thoracotomy

Keywords

Thoracotomy, Chronic Pain

Brief summary

This is an investigation on the frequency of chronic pain after thoracotomy for lung cancer. Factors relating to the development of chronic pain are investigated. Questionnaire survey.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Able to understand and give consent * Can read * Residing in Denmark

Exclusion criteria

* Unable to understand the written information in Danish * Abuse (Medicine, Drugs, Alcohol) * Severe psychiatric Illness * Conflicting neurological disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain and pain score	more than 6 months postoperative

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Activity of daily life	>6 months
Analgesic consumption and pain treatment	>6 months

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results