An observational study in Postoperative Pain, sponsored by Tampere University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Finland. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 69 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-02-13.
Sponsored by Tampere University Hospital · Observational
Patients undergone either laparoscopic or vaginal hysterectomy will called for a clinical examination 1-3 years after surgery, if they suffer from pain 6 months after surgery. The aims of the study are:
Patients undergone either laparoscopic or vaginal hysterectomy will called for a clinical examination 1-3 years after surgery, if they suffer from pain 6 months after surgery. All patients were treated in Pirkanmaa District Hospital and the anesthesia was either propofol-infusion or sevoflurane gas with remifentanil-infusion.
6months after the surgery, questionnaires about pelvic pain were sent to the patients. Patients still having pain at that time, were invited for detailed sensory and gynecological examinations.
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This study's enrollment of 16 is below the median of 102 across 608 observational studies indexed under Pain, Postoperative.
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Women undergone hysterectomy for 1-3 years previously and suffering from persistent pain 6 months after surgery. The patients are invited to participate in this study, if they have participated in previous studies "Sevoflurane, Propofol, Postoperative pain" by Yli-Hankala and Pokkinen and study:" Vaginal hysterectomy, laparoscopic hysterectomy, postoperative pain" by Yli-Hankala and Pokkinen.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Observational study on posthysterectomy pain
Type of Chronic Pain After Hysterectomy
Number of participants with probable neuropathic, possible neuropathic, pain had subsided and other type of pain.
Time frame: 1-3 years after hysterectomy
Quality of Life After Hysterectomy
Quality of life as measured by the SF-36, which consists of 8 scales.
Time frame: 1-3 years after hysterectomy
Is the Pain Due to Hysterectomy?
Number of patients having posthysterectomy pain versus other pain
Time frame: 1-3 years
January 2012-December 2013. Patients recruited from previous studies. Clinical evaluation at the Hospital on the basis of volunteering.
| Milestone | Posthysterectomy Pain |
|---|---|
| Started | 16 |
| Completed | 16 |
| Not completed | 0 |
Number of participants with probable neuropathic, possible neuropathic, pain had subsided and other type of pain.
| participants | Posthysterectomy Pain |
|---|---|
| Probable neuropathic pain | 5 |
| Possible neuropathic pain | 4 |
| Subsided pain | 6 |
| Other type of pain | 1 |
Quality of life as measured by the SF-36, which consists of 8 scales.
Results for this outcome have not been posted.
Number of patients having posthysterectomy pain versus other pain
| participants | Posthysterectomy Pain |
|---|---|
| Is the Pain Due to Hysterectomy? | 15 |
Collected over May 11th 2012-November 15th 2013. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthysterectomy Pain | — | — | — |
Patients undergone hysterectomy and reportteri to have SUFFERED from pain 6 months postoperatively and volunteered for a clinical examination.
| Age, Continuous(Years) | Postoperative Pain |
|---|---|
| Mean | 51 ± 6.6 |
| Age, Categorical(Participants) | Postoperative Pain |
|---|---|
| <=18 years | 0 |
| Between 18 and 65 years | 15 |
| >=65 years | 1 |
| Gender(Participants) | Postoperative Pain |
|---|---|
| Female | 16 |
| Male | 0 |
| Region of Enrollment(participants) | Postoperative Pain |
|---|---|
| Finland | 16 |
| Quality of life (SF-36)(units on a scale) | Postoperative Pain |
|---|---|
| Physical Functioning | 76.9 ± 29.2 |
| Role Physical | 57.8 ± 45.7 |
| Role Emotional | 54.1 ± 43.9 |
| Vitality | 55.3 ± 24.8 |
| Mental health | 70.0 ± 18.2 |
| Social Functioning | 70.6 ± 26.8 |
| Bodily Pain | 65.5 ± 29.2 |
| General health | 56.8 ± 20.1 |
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