Influence of Pain Sensitivity on Lumbar Surgery Outcomes

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Treatments: Procedure: Surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02134821

PSQ_001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pain sensitivity would be associated with surgical outcomes after lumbar spine surgery.

Enrollment: 171 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. patients aged 40-80 years
2. lumbar spinal stenosis diagnosis and scheduled spine surgery at a tertiary-care teaching institution between June 2012 and April 2013

Exclusion criteria

• a history of major psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia, major depression) or peripheral vascular disease
• any concurrent serious medical condition that would cause disability or decreased general health status such as sepsis or cancer.

Trial design

171 participants in 2 patient groups

Low pain sensitivity group

Description:

total Pain Sensitivity Questionnaire score \<6.5

Treatment:

Procedure: Surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis

High pain sensitivity group

Description:

total pain sensitivity questionnaire score ≥ 6.5

Treatment:

Procedure: Surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis