pain following breast cancer surgery Postmastectomy pain
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Female patients undergoing a mastectomy or breast saving surgery as a primary treatment for breast cancer or the prevention of it.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Metastatic disease Secondary breast surgery Thoracotomy in the past Severe angina pectoris Not providing informed consent Insufficient knowledge of Dutch
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence and predictors of pain in the operated area one year after breast surgery for cancer with an intensity > NRS 3 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intensity and pathophysiology of PMPS and the impairment caused by this pain. Pain intensity will be based on the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI). Pain impairment will be measured with the Pain Disability Index (PDI). Other study parameters surgical treatment (kind of breast surgery, lymph node- and nerve handling) breast reconstruction (technique), surgical complications, details anesthesiological management postoperative pain intensity neurophysiological profile: quantitative sensory testing (QST), conditiones pain modulation (CPM) adjuvant oncological therapies: chemotherapy, hormonal therapy and radiation therapy Comorbidity, pre-existing local and other chronic pain complaints age BMI psycho-social variables: marital state, education, employment, quality of life, anxiety, patient expectations, fear of recurrence, pain catastrophizing, dispositional optimism and depression. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed