Chronic Pain After Childbirth - Caesarean Section Compared to Vaginal Delivery and the Impact of Pre-existing Pain

There is no doubt, that surgery is very often the beginning of a chronic pain disorder. C-section is a worldwide performed operation with increasing trend in the developed countries .This prospective cohort study evaluated the incidence of persistent pain after childbirth in respect of the pain status before childbirth and the modus of delivery.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Pain Dyspareunia Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Genital Diseases, Male Male Urogenital Diseases Mental Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological Signs and Symptoms Urogenital Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

About this study

There are different variables that may influence the occurrence of chronic pain after childbirth. One of these could be c- section , pain status before childbirth or other psychological factors like fear of birth, irrational cognitive beliefs about delivery and perinatal complications. The pain status (intensity and location), demographic data, anesthesiological details and data about the circumstances of birth are evaluated by structured interview during pregnancy and 3 month and 12 moth after childbirth. The pregnant women received an individual code for access to the survey on the website of the study. The recruitment takes placed in doctors or midwifes office and by advertising. The commuting area was the city of Tuebingen (Germany). Women who feel uncomfortable with the media based survey supplied a written form. Study population is planned with 500 participants. The Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Applied Biometry support the statistical analysis.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

age of consent
must be german-speaking

Exclusion criteria

no written consent

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Incidence of new chronic pain disorder after vaginal delivery and after c-section

Time frame: 3 months after delivery

Surgery is often mentioned as cause of persistent postsurgical pain. C-section procedure could be related to the development of chronic pain after childbirth.
Incidence of new chronic pain disorder after vaginal delivery and after c-section

Time frame: 12 month after delivery

Surgery is often mentioned as cause of persistent postsurgical pain. C-section procedure could be related to the development of chronic pain after childbirth.

Secondary outcomes

Quality of Life (SF 12) after 12 months of delivery

Time frame: 12 months after delivery

The 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) was developed for Medical Outcomes Study of patients with chronic conditions. Analysis of SF 12 in woman with chronic pain and without chronic pain after delivery

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital Tuebingen

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Registry information

Official study title

Incidence and Predictors of Chronic Pain After Vaginal Childbirth and C-section - a Prospective Cohort Study

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Jul 12, 2017
Registry last updated: Jul 12, 2017

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