Incidence and Risk Factors of Postoperative Chronic Pain in Patients Who Have Undergone Hallux Valgus Surgery

Incidence and Risk Factors of Postoperative Chronic Pain in Patients Who Have Undergone Hallux Valgus Surgery in the UC-Christus Clinical Hospital

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07330947

Enrollment

350

Registered

2026-01-09

Start date

2026-09-21

Completion date

2026-12-30

Last updated

2026-09-18

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

Conditions

Hallux Valgus Surgery, Postoperative Chronic Pain

Keywords

Hallux Valgus surgery, postoperative chronic pain, risk factors, brief pain inventory

Brief summary

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the incidence and risk factors of postoperative chronic pain in adult patients who have undergone Hallux Valgus surgery (between january 2021 and december 2024). This will be assesed through scales and medical records information. The main questions to be answered are: * How many patients who have undergone Hallux Valgus surgery are experiencing postoperative chronic pain. * What factors are there present in those who do experience chronic pain after surgery. After accepting the informed consent, participants will be asked to answer a Brief Pain Inventory Scale and a Risk Factor Questionnaire for Postoperative Chronic Pain.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients who underwent Hallux Valgus surgery at various centers within the UC Christus network from January 2021 to April 2024.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who had difficulty responding to follow-up from the UC Christus health network Pain Unit and/or who do not answer the telephone call

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The incidence of Chronic Postoperative Pain (CPOP) following Hallux Valgus surgeries	"Day 1" The outcome measure will be recorded on day 1, when the patient has agreed to the informed consent and to answer the questionnaire.	The main outcome (chronic pain related to Hallux Valgus surgeries) will be assessed through the Brief Pain Inventory scale: * Pain intensity: Moderate (Visual Analog Scale 5 - 7) or severe pain (Visual Analog Scale 8 - 10). * Time: over 3 months. * Pain description: pain is anatomically located where the Hallux Valgus surgery has taken place.

Countries

Chile

Contacts

CONTACTMaría Francisca Elgueta, MD Associate Professor

panchielgueta@gmail.com+56 9 6218 7863

Outcome results