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Longitudinal Study of Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Children and Adolescents
Led by Helen Koechlin · Updated on 2026-04-29
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Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
165 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
H
Helen Koechlin
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Zurich
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Chronic postsurgical pain is defined as pain that develops or intensifies following a surgical procedure. After major surgery, around 20% of children and adolescents develop chronic postsurgical pain, and, as part of it, negative consequences on their quality of life. Emotion-related factors such as the variability of emotions, how emotions are regulated, and how well someone is able to differentiate between different emotions have in part been studied in other types of chronic pain. To date, no study examined emotion-related factors in the development and maintenance of chronic postsurgical pain. This observational study includes five assessment time points, one before and four after major surgery, with the goal to identify emotion-related factors that increase or decrease the risk for the development of chronic postsurgical pain.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Longitudinal Study of Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Children and Adolescents
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Children and adolescents aged between 8 and 18 years
- Planned orthopedic surgery requiring in-patient care in one of the participating children's hospitals
- Able to read and understand German
You will not qualify if you...
- Serious comorbid health condition such as cancer, severe neurological impairment, or chronic illness needing daily medication
- Prior major orthopedic surgery, including spine surgery
- Parent/caregiver and child unable to read and understand German
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 3 locations
1
University Children's Hospital Basel
Basel, Switzerland
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2
University Children's Hospital Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland, 8032
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3
University Hospital Balgrist
Zurich, Switzerland
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Research Team
H
Helen Koechlin, PhD
CONTACT
J
Jana Hochreuter, MSc
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
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Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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