Breast Neoplasms
Conditions
Brief summary
Persistent pain after breast cancer surgery (PPBCS) is a significant clinical problem, affecting between 25 and 50% of patients. Several factors are associated with the development of PPBCS, including acute postoperative pain. The analysis of pain trajectories through mixed model modeling is an alternative to static pain measures, improving precision and providing information on the time course of pain resolution. Our aim was to investigate if the characteristics of pain trajectories during the first postoperative week are correlated with the persistence of pain 3 months after breast cancer surgery.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Scheduled for breast cancer surgery * General anesthesia
Exclusion criteria
* Previous breast surgery * Reconstructive surgery scheduled during follow-up * Day-surgery patients * Inability to understand the questionnaires
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Presence of pain 3 months after surgery, assessed with the Brief Pain Inventory questionnaire. Yes/No | 3 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acute pain trajectories (7 days) after surgery | One postoperative week | The pain trajectory is the vector of 7 verbal numerical pain scores (from 0 to 10) recorded in a pain diary over the first 7 postoperative days |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed