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Clinical Prediction Model and External Validation of Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Elders

Clinical Prediction Model and External Validation of Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Elders: Retrospective Analysis of A Multi-Center Prospective Database in China

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05372406
Enrollment
7770
Registered
2022-05-12
Start date
2020-04-01
Completion date
2022-04-30
Last updated
2022-05-25

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Conditions

Chronic Postsurgical Pain

Keywords

elderly, Chronic Postsurgical Pain, Prediction, risk factors, Validation

Brief summary

This study will collect perioperative pain-related data of elderly patients in multi-centers. Analyzing these collected data to find the high-risk factors of chronic postsurgical pain in elderly patients and to establish an early-warning models of perioperative pain in elderly patients, so as to improve the ability of assessing the risks of postoperative pain in elderly patients and providing an early warning. Based on the database, the investigators intend to explore: * Perioperative risk assessment methods and early warning models for elderly patients; * Practical, safe, and effective risk prevention and control system through subsequent studies.

Detailed description

This study will collect perioperative pain-related data of elderly patients in multi-centers, including: preoperative general data, intraoperative anesthesia and surgical data, clinical laboratory data, postoperative pain and intervention, postoperative complications and quality of life. Analyzing these collected data to find the high-risk factors of chronic postsurgical pain in elderly patients and to establish an early-warning model of chronic postsurgical pain in elderly patients, so as to improve the ability of assessing the risks of chronic postsurgical pain in elderly patients and providing an early warning.

Interventions

OTHER• no intervention

• no intervention

Sponsors

The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
CollaboratorOTHER
First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
CollaboratorOTHER
Sun Yat-sen University
CollaboratorOTHER
The Affiliated Hospital Of Guizhou Medical University
CollaboratorOTHER
Peking University People's Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
China-Japan Friendship Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Fudan University
CollaboratorOTHER
Chinese PLA General Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) CPSP was made based on the guidelines of the International Society for Pain (CPSP: ICD-11) as follows: Chronic postsurgical pain is chronic pain developing or increasing in intensity after a surgical procedure and persisting beyond the healing process, i.e. at least 3 months after surgery. The pain is either localised to the surgical field, projected to the innervation territory of a nerve situated in this area, or referred to a dermatome (after surgery/injury to deep somatic or visceral tissues). Other causes of pain including infection, malignancy etc. need to be excluded as well as pain continuing from a pre-existing pain problem. Dependent on type of surgery, chronic postsurgical pain often may be neuropathic pain. * Geriatric surgical patients ≥65 years old

Exclusion criteria

* Patients in the central nervous system group were excluded from cardiac and neurosurgery, patients in the heart injury group were excluded from cardiac surgery, and patients who did not agree to participate in the study were excluded in all groups.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pain trajectories after surgery (Numerical Rating Scale)Up to 3 months postoperationPain intensity was assessed using a numerical rating scale (NRS) from 0 to 10, with zero representing no pain and 10 representing worst imaginable pain. The worst pain intensity was then categorized into two groups: no or mild pain (NRS from 0 to 3) and moderate to severe pain (NRS from 4 to 10).
The Brief Pain Inventory-short formUp to 3 months postoperationIt measured pain location in the body; pain intensity on an 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS; 0 represents no pain and 10 the worst pain imaginable); analgesic intake; perception of analgesic relief; and pain interference with daily life on an 11-point NRS (0 does not interfere and 10completely interferes) indistinct dimensions (general activity, mood, walking, work, relations with others, sleep, and enjoyment of life). Higher scores represent higher levels of pain interference.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scalewithin 30 days prior to surgery , Up to 3 months postoperationComprised by 2 subscales used to measure anxiety and depression through 7 items each. Subscale scores range from 0 to 21 and result from the sum of each item (Likert scale ranging from 0 to 3). Higher scores correspond to higher levels of anxiety and depression.
FRAIL Scalewithin 30 days prior to surgery ,Up to 3 months postoperationFrailty was assessed within 30 days prior to surgery using the FRAIL Scale assessment. The FRAIL Scale assessment is a validated 5-item scale comprising components from the Cardiovascular Health Frailty Index and Rockwood Scale.The five components measured include fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illness and loss of weight. The scale was dichotomized into two frailty categories based on prior literature on pain and frailty.16 Patients were classified as frail if they scored 3 or more on the 5-point scale and not frail if they scored below 3 .
Pain Catastrophizing Scalewithin 30 days prior to surgeryThe PCS consists of 13 items, and each item is answered with a numeric value between 0 and 4; 0 corresponding to not at all, and four corresponded to all the time. Higher scores indicate a higher level of pain catastrophizing, the Chinese version of the PCS has demonstrated a good reliability and validity (Cronbach's alpha was 0.87 and the ICC was 0.97)
Postoperative duration of stay in hospitalUp to 3 months postoperationThe duration when patients stay in hospital after surgery.
Complications within 30 days after surgeryUp to 3 months postoperationComplications within 30 days after surgery will be classified using Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications, ranging from Grade I(Any deviation from the normal postoperative course without the need for pharmacological treatment or surgical, endoscopic and radiological interventions) to Grade V(death of a patient).
The trajectories of health related quality of life(HRQoL)within 30 days prior to surgery , 1, 3, 7, 30, 90 days postoperationThe trajectory of HRQoL is the vector of Utility values measured with EuroQol five-dimensional questionnaire(EQ-5D-5L)taken over 3 months(days 1, 3, 7, 30, 90;Day 0 is the day of surgery). The EQ-5D-5L measures health on five domains (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain discomfort, and anxiety-depression), and the scores will be combined using Chinese general population weights to generate a single utility or index score. Utility values for the EQ-5D range from 1.00 to -0.391, where a score of 0 and 1 are regarded as equivalent to death and 'perfect health', respectively, and a score \< 0 is considered as health state that is 'worse than death'.

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026