Chest Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
Pain evaluation remains a clinical problem. Pain Monitor allows pain evaluation using the measurement of skin conductance. Withdrawal of chest tube can be painful and the purpose of the study was to compare auto-evaluation of pain (visual analogic scale) and the index measured by the Pain Monitor.
Interventions
PROCEDUREChest drain withdrawal
DEVICEPain Monitor
Sponsors
Hopital Foch
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients undergoing removal of a chest tube after lung surgery, * patients able to indicate the pain score.
Exclusion criteria
* pregnancy, lactation , * insulin-dependent diabetes with dysautonomia, * central or peripheral neurological disease, agitation, * inability to understand the protocol, * inability to use the Pain Monitor: skin abnormalities at the site of measurement, pacemaker or implantable defibrillator, condition affecting the sympathetic nervous system, tremor of the extremities, * contra-indication to oral morphine , * respiratory failure, severe hepatic insufficiency, intracranial hypertension, epilepsy associations * recent administration of neostigmine or of atropine.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain monitor evaluation of pain | 1 hour | Comparison between Pain monitor index and auto-evaluation of pain (numerical scale from 0 -no pain- to 10 - maximal pain) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity | 1 hour | Evolution of Pain monitor index and of auto-evaluation of pain (numerical scale from 0 -no pain- to 10 - maximal pain) during the chest tube withdrawal |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed