Pijn Chronic postsurgical pain
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 18 years or older 2. Willing and able to provide informed consent 3. Undergoing a surgical procedure with an increased risk of CPSP (amputation, spinal surgery, thoracotomy, breast surgery, herniotomy, hysterectomy and after arthroplasty) (8). Or; Any surgical procedure and one of the following: - Diagnosed chronic pain, defined according to the ICD-11 as *an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage. Chronic pain is pain that persists or recurs for longer than 3 months (3)* - Chronic opioid use, defined as > 20 mg daily morphine equivalent (MME) consumption for more than 3 months in the last 3 months - Allergy to opioid agents - Patients with pain device implants, such as intrathecal pain pump, spinal cord stimulation or peripheral nerve stimulator - The usage of pain medication as methadone, buprenorphine, anticonvulsants, antidepressants or medicinal cannabis for chronic pain for more than 3 months in the last three months - Psychosocial comorbidities like anxiety, depression, pain catastrophizing if documented in the electronic medical record
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Not willing or able to provide written informed consent - Emergency surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome is the between group difference in Quality of Recovery (QoR)-15 questionnaire score at day three after surgery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are the incidence of CPSP, opioid consumption and patient-reported outcome measures. | — |
Countries
Netherlands