Study to Test the Value of a Pain Modulation Test in Predicting Persistent Postoperative Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery (PREDO)

University Hospitals (UH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Pain; Acute Pain

Treatments: Other: comprehensive preoperative testing for risk factors of persistent postoperative pain

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01767168

CER 10-218

matped 10-054 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that a preoperative test of pain modulation predicts persistent pain 4 months after breast cancer surgery. In addition, a risk score for the prediction of persistent pain will be developed from parameters available before surgery.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age >=18 years
• American Society of Anesthesiology functional status I-III
• able to read and understand the information sheet and give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

none