Prediction of Persistent Postsurgical Pain After Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)

Rigshospitalet

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pain, Postoperative

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01300195

H4-2010-118#0

Details and patient eligibility

About

Prospective cohort study of factors predisposing to persistent post surgical pain after video-assisted thoracic surgery

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age < 18 years old
• Elective lung cancer surgery (VATS)

Exclusion criteria

• do not understand Danish
• cognitive reduction
• bilateral procedure planned
• previous thoracic surgery
• pregnant or nursing
• known nerve affection from other cause
• alcohol/substance abuse
• inability to cooperate to pain scoring/sensory examination
• > 5 mg methylprednisolone/day

Trial design

200 participants in 1 patient group

lung cancer surgery

Description:

Patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery