Chronic Pain After Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Surgery for Pneumothorax

NCT ID: NCT00969423

Last Updated: 2011-08-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-10-31

Brief Summary

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The study will investigate characteristics of chronic pain after VATS surgery with two different sizes of videoscopic equipment.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pneumothorax

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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5 mm equipment

5 mm videoscopic equipment

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

5mm videoscope

Intervention Type DEVICE

use of 5mm videoscope

10 mm

Use of standard 10 mm VATS equipment

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

10mm videoscope

Intervention Type DEVICE

use of 10mm videoscope

Interventions

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5mm videoscope

use of 5mm videoscope

Intervention Type DEVICE

10mm videoscope

use of 10mm videoscope

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* PSP
* Able to understand and give consent
* Can read
* Residing in Denmark

Exclusion Criteria

* Unable to understand the written information in Danish
* Abuse (Medicine, Drugs, Alcohol)
* Severe psychiatric Illness
* Conflicting neurological disease
* Conversion to open surgery
* Use of neuroaxial analgesia
* Use of electric cauterizer necessitated
* Additional thoracic surgery in the investigation period
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Rigshospitalet, Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Principal Investigators

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Kim Wildgaard, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Section for Surgical Pathophysiology 4074 Copenhagen, Denmark

Locations

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Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

References

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Wildgaard K, Ravn J, Kehlet H. Chronic post-thoracotomy pain: a critical review of pathogenic mechanisms and strategies for prevention. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Jul;36(1):170-80. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.02.005.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19307137 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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H-A-2009-054

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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