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NCT Number: NCT01105039

Detailed Pain Pattern After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

Pain after laparoscopic groin hernia repair consist of different pain components (overall pain, shoulder pain, incisional pain and visceral pain). Thus it is important to find out which of these pain components that is most severe, so intervention can be targeted.

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Key information

Conditions

Inguinal Hernia Arthralgia Femoral Hernia Hernia Hernia, Abdominal Hernia, Femoral Hernia, Inguinal Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Nociceptive Pain Pain Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Shoulder Pain Signs and Symptoms Visceral Pain

Age range

18 year–69 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Hospital Koge

Køge, Sealand, 4600, Denmark

About this study

Details about the components of early pain after laparoscopic groin hernia repair are lacking. A description of each component (overall pain, shoulder pain,incisional pain and visceral pain) is needed, so intervention against the different pain components can be targeted.

Patients fill out questionnaires about pain before operation and day 0-3 after operation.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • men
  • 18-69 years
  • uni- or bilateral hernia
  • ASA I-II
  • Danish speaking

Exclusion criteria

  • bad compliance
  • acute operation
  • daily intake of opioids

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall pain during coughing (visual analog scale)

    Time frame: 3 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. shoulder pain during coughing (visual analog scale and verbal rating scale)

    Time frame: 3 days

  2. incisional pain during coughing (visual analog scale and verbal rating scale)

    Time frame: 3 days

  3. visceral pain during coughing (visual analog scale and verbal rating scale)

    Time frame: 3 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Zealand University Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

Early Pain Pattern and Its Components After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Apr 16, 2010
Registry last updated
Apr 18, 2011

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