Chronic Pain After Shoulder Arthroplasty

Chronic pain is relatively common after different types of surgery. The investigators intend to study prevalence, characteristics and risk factors of chronic pain after shoulder arthroplasty, focusing on neuropathic pain characteristics, and risk factors such as preoperative pain, severe acute postoperative pain, age, gender, and pain elsewhere.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Patients operated with any shoulder prosthesis between april 2011 and april 2012 in Denmark

Exclusion criteria

Secondary prosthesis
Bilateral prosthesis
Age below 18
Reoperated in the same shoulder after the prosthesis

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Current pain intensity

Time frame: At time of completing the questionnaire, which is sent to patients 1-2 years after their shoulderprosthesis.

Pain score by Numeric Rating Scale 0-10

Secondary outcomes

preoperative pain intensity

Time frame: recalled

Pain intensity by Likert scale

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Karen Bjørnholdt

Other

Collaborators

Augustinus Fonden
Central Denmark Region
Horsens Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

Chronic Pain After Shoulder Arthroplasty: Epidemiology and Risk Factors.

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2013
First posted: Jul 16, 2013
Registry last updated: Jan 14, 2014

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