Chronic Pain After Thoracotomy, an Incidence Study

This study has been completed.

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Rigshospitalet, Denmark Danish Lung Cancer Group Aarhus University Hospital
Information provided by:	Rigshospitalet, Denmark
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00746213

Purpose

This is an investigation on the frequency of chronic pain after thoracotomy for lung cancer. Factors relating to the development of chronic pain are investigated. Questionnaire survey.

Condition
Thoracotomy Chronic Pain

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Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Cohort, Retrospective
Official Title:	Chronic Pain After Thoracotomy, an Incidence Study

Further study details as provided by Rigshospitalet, Denmark:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Pain and pain score [ Time Frame: more than 6 months postoperative ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Activity of daily life [ Time Frame: >6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Analgesic consumption and pain treatment [ Time Frame: >6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Enrollment:	1341
Study Start Date:	July 2008
Study Completion Date:	September 2008
Primary Completion Date:	September 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Post thoracotomy patients after lung cancer in Denmark

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Able to understand and give consent
Can read
Residing in Denmark

Exclusion Criteria:

Unable to understand the written information in Danish
Abuse (Medicine, Drugs, Alcohol)
Severe psychiatric Illness
Conflicting neurological disease

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00746213

Locations

Denmark
Section for Surgical Pathophysiology 4074
Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100

Sponsors and Collaborators

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Danish Lung Cancer Group

Aarhus University Hospital

Investigators

Study Chair:

Henrik Kehlet, MD.Phd,Proff

Section for Surgical Pathophysiology 4074

More Information

(Site of the current investigations and investigations to come - not yet available in non-Danish) This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Responsible Party:	Section for Surgical Pathophysiology 4074 ( MD, Kim Wildgaard )
Study ID Numbers:	H-B-2008-059, 2007-58-0015
Study First Received:	July 30, 2008
Last Updated:	October 9, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00746213
Health Authority:	Denmark: National Board of Health; Denmark: Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by Rigshospitalet, Denmark:

Thoracotomy
Chronic Pain

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Signs and Symptoms
Neurologic Manifestations
Pain

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009