Clinical trials: Post Thoracotomy Pain
Surgery
Prediction of Chronic Pain by the Pain Monitor
The skin conductance algesimeter (Pain Monitor™, Med-Storm Innovation AS, NO-0264 Oslo, Norway)) reflects the sympathetic nervous system by the measurement of the skin conductance of the palm of the hand.
- Trial name
- D3C (NCT01595711)
- Testing
- Pain Monitor
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Hopital Foch
Acute Pain, Chronic Pain
Acute and Chronic Pain, Especially Neuropathic Pain, After Thoracotomy and Continuous Application of Ketamine.
Chronic Pain, especially neuropathic pain, are adverse events after posterolateral thoracotomy for lung resection. The continuous application of ketamine may have a prophylactic effect and helps to prevent chronic pain.
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Neuropathic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03105765
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Horst Schmidt Klinik GmbH
Lung Cancer
Surgical Positioning of the Arm During Thoracic Surgery -Effect on Shoulder Pain After Surgery?
Up to 85% experience shoulder pain after thoracic surgery, especially on the same side as surgery are performed. Referred phrenic nerve pain is probably one cause of ipsilateral shoulder pain (ISP), and positioning of the arm…
- Trial name
- NCT02149849
- Testing
- Modified lateral positioning.
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Partial Pneumonectomy Under Lateral or Posterolateral Thoracotomy.
Effects of Perioperative Systemic Ketamine on Development of Long-term Neuropathic Pain After Thoracotomy
Lung surgery under thoracotomy is known to induce long-term pain which can be considered as neuropathic in many patients concerned [1,2]. The suspected origin of neuropathy is a direct traumatism of intercostal nerve(s) [3].
- Trial name
- NCT00313378
- Testing
- Hypothetica
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand