Status:
COMPLETED
Study of Prevalence of Ipsilateral Shoulder Pain in Patients After Thoracic Surgeries
Lead Sponsor:
Tata Memorial Hospital
Conditions:
Lung Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Brief Summary
Thoracic surgeries are associated with significant operative trauma1. While thoracic epidural analgesia may help control the incisional component of the pain, an excruciating postthoracotomy. Ipsilate...
Detailed Description
This will be a prospective observational study, which will be done over a period of one year (Upto 250 patients) after approval from ethics committee. The data of the first three months will be analys...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All male \& female patients (aged 18-75 years) who undergo thoracic surgeries where the pleura is opened including Video Assisted Thoracic Surgeries (VATS)
Exclusion
- presence of preoperative shoulder pain,
- preoperative shoulder pathology,
- use of analgesics for more than 1 week preoperatively,
- inability to understand the numeric rating scale(NRS)scoring system for pain assessment
- failure to extubate at the end of surgery.
- Patients who haven't given consent
- Age \< 18yrs and \> 75 yrs.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 22 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 21 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
370 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03249766
Start Date
August 22 2017
End Date
August 21 2018
Last Update
September 25 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Tata Memorial Centre
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400025