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NCT Number: NCT03269188

Incidence and Associated Factors of Persistent Postoperative Incision Scar Pain Following C/s in Mulago Hospital

prospective cohort study of women who underwent caesarean section in mulago hospital. followed up for 2 months and assessed for development of persistent post operative pain at the incision site and its effect on quality of life. incidence of persistent postoperative pain and associated factors determined.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

About this study

prospective cohort study of 277 women who underwent caesarean section in mulago hospital. demographic, medical history, intraoperative, postoperative details, and perioperative levels of pain collected. followed up by telephone interviews for 2 months and assessed for development of persistent post operative pain at the incision site and its effect on quality of life. incidence of persistent postoperative pain and associated factors determined.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • ASA I, II, and III.
  • patient who has given informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • patients who have no telephone contact

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. persistent postoperative pain at caesarean section incision scar site.

    Time frame: 2 months.

    participant report pain at site of caesarean section incision site scar at 2 months after caesarean section.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Makerere University

Other

Registry information

Acronym: PPOPinC/S

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Aug 31, 2017
Registry last updated
Aug 31, 2017

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