Health-related Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Pectus Carinatum (HRQoL)

University of Aarhus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Quality of Life; Pain, Postoperative; Pectus Carinatum; Somatosensory Disorders

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01692392

PECCAR-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to assess changes in health-related quality of life in patients undergoing surgical correction of pectus carinatum. In addition, the study assessed long-term effects of surgical intervention in relation to the development of persistent postoperative pain and / or sensory disturbances in the surgical field.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• all patients undergoing surgery for pectus carinatum

Exclusion criteria

• patients without pectus carinatum

Trial design

40 participants in 1 patient group

Pectus carinatum

Description:

Patients who have undergone surgical repair of pectus carinatum.