The Recuperation of Patients After Elective Shoulder Surgery Observational Cohort Study

Tampere University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aucte Pain After Surgery; Mode of Anaesthesia; Opioid Use After Surgery; Persistent Pain After Surgery

Treatments: Other: Non- interventional

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03335410

Kansanolka17

Details and patient eligibility

About

Around 6400 shoulder surgeries are performed yearly in Finland. The procedure is mainly day-case surgery and the patients go home in the afternoon. Shoulder surgery is one of the most common procedures performed in private surgical practices. Because of the complex nature of the joint, the recovery may be complicated by severe opstoperative pain, which is relieved with strong opioids. Recently this has been addressed in the literature, as prescribed opioids too often lead to substance abuse. Pain in the acute phase after surgery is one of the common risk factors for persistent postoperative pain, which is a major burden for both the individual patient and the society.

In this prospective, observational cohort study we aim to describe current standards of practice in planning and taking care of anaeshtesia and prescribing opioids and adjuvants for postoperative pain relief at home.

Full description

Around 6400 shoulder surgeries are performed yearly in Finland. The procedure is mainly day-case surgery and the patients go home in the afternoon. Shoulder surgery is one of the most common procedures performed in private surgical practices. Because of the complex nature of the joint, the recovery may be complicated by severe opstoperative pain, which is relieved with strong opioids. Recently this has been addressed in the literature, as prescribed opioids too often lead to substance abuse. Pain in the acute phase after surgery is one of the common risk factors for persistent postoperative pain, which is a major burden for both the individual patient and the society.

In this prospective, observational cohort study we aim to describe current standards of practice in planning and taking care of anaeshtesia and prescribing opioids and adjuvants for postoperative pain relief at home.

The data is collected prospectively from the care provider and the patient in a webrobol questionnaire at three time points: the day of surgery (care provider), one week after surgery (patient) and three months after surgery (patient).

Enrollment: 122 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-85 years
• speaks and reads Finnish fluently
• has access to internet and email
• Undergoes elective shoulder surgery

Exclusion criteria

• persistent pain in an area other than the shoulder in question
• longterm pain medication for any other purpose than the shoulder in question
• schitzophrenia
• diabetes mellitus with complications

Trial design

122 participants in 1 patient group

shoulder surgery

Description:

18-85 years, undergoing day case shoulder surgery during 15th Sept- 15th Oct 2017, possibility to e-mail and an internet connection, understands Finnish,

Treatment:

Other: Non- interventional