NCT01552746

From ACute To Chronic Postoperative Shoulder Pain in Patients for Elective Lobectomy

From Acute to Chronic Postoperative Shoulder Pain in Patients for Elective Lobectomy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Odense University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Shoulder pain is a well known problem after thoracical surgery. The pathogenesis of the pain is uncertain, but mainly a mix of referred pain and mechanical strain to the shoulder. It is believed to last a few days. Persisting shoulder pain after thoracical surgery is a problem 1 year after surgery, but it is unknown if it is related to acute postoperative shoulder pain. The purpose of the study is to systematically describe postoperative shoulder pain after lobectomy and examine the time progress up to 1 year after surgery.

Detailed description

Further study details are provided by Departement V, Odense University Hospital

Conditions

• Pain

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2012-03-13
• Last updated: 2014-06-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark