Status:

UNKNOWN

QSPainRelief-patientCNS : Clinical Biomarkers of Nociception, Sedation and Cognition

Lead Sponsor:

Université Catholique de Louvain

Collaborating Sponsors:

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Conditions:

Post-operative Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

QSPainRelief-patientCNS is a monocentric prospective longitudinal study conducted in patients suffering from disabling post-surgical pain for which the treating physician is about to prescribe a given...

Detailed Description

QSPainRelief-patientCNS is one of three clinical studies that will be conducted as part of the QSPainRelief project funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aged 18-75 years.
  • Presence of disabling post-operative pain for more than two weeks following thoracotomy, sternotomy or breast cancer surgery.
  • Current treatment of their post-operative pain with an opioid analgesic (along with possible other drugs).
  • Decision by the treating physician to introduce an additional non-opioid treatment for their post-operative pain such as (but not necessarily) an antiepileptic or an anti-depressant.
  • Capacity to understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent form.

Exclusion

  • Insufficient French language skills.
  • Planned chemotherapy, hormonotherapy or radiotherapy during the time interval between Visits 1 and 2.
  • Clinically evident psychiatric disease that is likely to interfere with the study, according to judgment by the investigator.
  • History of peripheral or central nervous system disease before the surgical intervention.
  • Dermatological condition involving the sensory testing areas.
  • Severe alcohol use disorder (as defined in DSM-5).
  • Severe sedative, hypnotic of anxiolytic-related use disorder (as defined in DSM-5).
  • Any other mild, moderate or severe substance use disorder except tobacco and caffeine (as defined in DSM-5).
  • Consumption of recreational drugs, including cannabis, in the last 4 weeks prior to the study.
  • Signs of polyneuropathy at clinical examination.
  • Signs of a neurological deficit due to a CNS lesion or dysfunction at clinical examination.
  • Any other reason to exclude the subject because it may interfere with the study, according to judgment by the investigator. The reason will be documented.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 15 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 30 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

180 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04742790

Start Date

March 15 2021

End Date

September 30 2024

Last Update

February 8 2021

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Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc

Brussels, Belgium, 1200