NCT06686875

Chronic Abdominal Pain After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Assessment of the Prevalence of Persistent Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastrectomy

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Medical University of Warsaw · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study aims to evaluate the prevalence of postoperative chronic pain, defined as the persistence of abdominal pain for more than 3 months after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Detailed description

The main goal of this study is to determine the incidence of chronic abdominal pain among patients who have undergone laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Patients who underwent this type of surgery at the Department of General Surgery and Transplantology of the Medical University of Warsaw between January 2020 and August 2024 will be qualified for the study. The participants will be asked to complete an online questionnaire, including a pain scale and PainDETECT Questionnaire.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Chronic Pain
• Abdominal Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Questionnaire	Patients will receive a link to a web-based questionnaire on the prevalence and characteristics of pain symptoms including the PainDETECT questionnaire.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-12-01
• Primary completion: 2025-04-01
• Completion: 2025-05-01
• First posted: 2024-11-13
• Last updated: 2025-01-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Poland