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

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Hallux Valgus Surgery; Postoperative Chronic Pain

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07330947

240930004

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 350 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No 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