Actively Recruiting
Affecting Factors for Chronic Pain After Sternotomy
Led by Ankara Etlik City Hospital · Updated on 2025-01-29
500
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
82 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Chronic pain is common complication of surgery procedures. Rates of mortalits is getting lower in cardiac surgery. This situation has brought us to focus morbidity and long term life quality. Previous study show that chronic pain after cardiac surgery is experienced 11-40% patient. Multifactorial causes play a role in chronic pain etiology. The aim of our study is to determine the causes of chronic pain in patients who underwent sternotomy.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Affecting Factors for Chronic Pain After Sternotomy
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Between the ages of 18-80
- Body mass index (BMI) between 18-35 kg/m2
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score I, II, or III
- Scheduled for elective open coronary artery bypass graft surgery
- Scheduled for elective open heart valve surgery
- Planned to receive general anesthesia
- Agree to participate and sign consent form
You will not qualify if you...
- Under 18 or over 80 years of age
- Decline to participate in the study
- Have advanced organ failure such as liver or renal failure
- Have chronic pain or regularly use opioids
- Have alcohol, substance, or drug addiction
- Planned for surgery involving thoracotomy
- History of previous sternotomy (redo surgery)
- Have limited cooperation due to dementia or psychiatric disorders
- Are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Cannot communicate in their native language
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Ankara, Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye), 06290
Not Yet Recruiting
2
Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Ankara, Yenimahalle, Turkey (Türkiye), 06010
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
U
Umut Can Özağar, M.D.
CONTACT
J
Jülide Ergil, Professor
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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