Pain Prevalence After Major Craniotomy

Pain Prevalence After Major Craniotomy in Siriraj Hospital

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01502540

Enrollment

302

Registered

2011-12-30

Start date

2010-10-31

Completion date

2013-01-31

Last updated

2013-01-15

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Craniotomy, Pain

Keywords

pain, craniotomy

Brief summary

Craniotomies are generally thought to be less painful than other operations. Indeed recent studies have confirmed that pain is a common problem during the postoperative phase following craniotomy.Pain not only causes discomfort, but it is also associated with other potential adverse events such as increased sympathetic activity and elevated systemic blood pressure. These events in turn may contribute to increased intracranial pressure. Some patients may also develop chronic pain.Potent opioids have been avoided due to its potential to cause respiratory depression and risk of masking pupillary signs. As a result postoperative craniotomy pain controls are usually inadequate. In Siriraj hospital, there are 500-600 craniotomy patients per year. Still there are no definite guidelines for postoperative pain management in these patents due to lack of information about quality of postoperative pain control after craniotomy. Objectives Primary objective : \- To study incidence of moderate to severe pain during first 48 hours after craniotomy. Secondary objectives : * To determine risk factors for moderate to severe pain during first 48 hours after craniotomy * To evaluate side effects and complications of postoperative craniotomy pain control * To compare patient's expectation for pain management before and after surgery * To determine patient's satisfaction for postoperative pain management

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patient undergoing major craniotomy (supratentorial surgery and Infratentorial surgery) * Age \> 18 years

Exclusion criteria

* Emergency or trauma * Need postoperative ventilatory support * Cannot communication * Psychosis * Not adherence to the treatment protocol * History of using benzodiazepine or addictive substance

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
incidence of moderate to severe pain following major craniotomy	48 hours

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
risk factors of moderate to severe pain following craniotomy.	48 hours

Countries

Thailand

Outcome results