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Pain AND Opioids After Surgery

RecruitingNCT05877157
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

The aim of this study is to document the perioperative opioid use and its safety in the UK and countries in Europe and to describe its association with surgical complications, persistent pain and quality of life. In an international, prospective, observational cohort study, data about the perioperative pain management will be collected in all eligible hospitalised adult patients who undergo surgery in a designated "study week" in as many hospitals as possible in Europe. Baseline data will be collected, and participants followed up at one week, and at three and twelve months post-operatively. The primary outcome will be opioid use at three months after surgery. Secondary outcomes will include opioid use during the preoperative month (preoperative use), during surgery and up to one week after surgery (or discharge, whichever is earlier), and up to the end of the postoperative year. Additional secondary outcomes are the incidence of preoperative pain, persistent pain with/without the presence of neuropathic components, quality of life and surgical complications. The potential association between opioid use and pain outcomes will be investigated. This study could help to develop strategies to improve quality of care, through pain management, for patients undergoing surgery.

Study details

Official title
Pain and Opioids After Surgery (PANDOS) Study
Sponsor
University of Aberdeen
Collaborators
European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
Start date
2023-09-25
Primary completion
2026-05-30
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
Croatia, United Kingdom
Total sites listed
4

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * hospitalised adult patients (18 years and older) undergoing any inpatient surgery (elective or emergency) during the designated study week where an anaesthetist is involved (general anaesthetic, sedation, local anaesthetic). Able to understand and has capacity to give written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade V or VI * Refusal to participate. * Lack of comprehension of validated questionnaires or inability to complete the follow-up for any reason. * Lack of capacity to give written informed consent

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05877157