Dysesthesia Study After Sternotomy

NCT ID: NCT00408044

Last Updated: 2008-05-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-12-31

Study Completion Date

2007-03-31

Brief Summary

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Chronic pain associated to sternotomy occurs in 40 to 50% of patients after cardiac surgery.

33 to 66% of these patients suffer during 3 month and 25 to 33% have postoperative pain for at least 1 year.

This pain has often negative effects on daily activity. Despite its frequency and importance, the etiology of this chronic pain is not completely understood.

The goal of this study is to understand the mechanism of this chronic pain, to prevent and/or to treat better in the future.

The sensitivity of the thorax after cardiac surgery seems to follow a dynamic evolution which can be observed within several weeks. Therefore we decided to study this evolution.

This study is different from previous ones observing the sensitivity of the thorax at a well defined moment immediately after the surgery.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Ischemic Cardiopathy Other Forms of Cardiopathy

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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cardiac surgery with sternotomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Cardiac surgery with sternotomy

Exclusion Criteria

* patients with chronic pain
* redo surgery
* patients with neurological pathologies
* patients treated with antidepressant medication
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc

Principal Investigators

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Mona Momeni, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Locations

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Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc

Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

Other Identifiers

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CE 2005/05SEPT/134

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id