Benefit on Chronic Pain of Early Screening and Management of Patients With Persistent Postoperative Pain at 3 Months
Not yet recruitingNot applicableNCT07160595
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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)
Chronic postoperative pain has an overall incidence of approximately 30%, with 5% to 10% of cases classified as severe (numerical rating scale \> 6/10). However, its management remains suboptimal, primarily due to underdiagnosis and delayed referral of patients to specialized chronic pain centers. Improving the screening of patients with chronic postoperative pain is therefore crucial. Our research has shown that early detection of postoperative neuropathic pain is possible using just two text messages (SMS), as early as three months after surgery. Early screening, combined with prompt management, can prevent pain from becoming chronic and mitigate its harmful effects. Study design This study is a cluster crossover randomized trial. All participating centers (n=16) will take part in two sequential study periods: * Control Period: "Without early treatment at 3 months" During this period, patients with persistent postoperative pain-identified via SMS-will receive treatment at 6 months. This reflects the current standard of care for patients with postoperative pain. * Intervention Period: "With early treatment at 3 months" During this period, patients with persistent postoperative pain-identified via SMS-will receive early treatment starting at 3 months. Study Population The study will include patients undergoing the following minor surgical procedures: * Inguinal hernia repair * Breast reduction * Mastectomy with lymph node dissection * Knee arthroscopy * Knee ligament reconstruction Study Schedule Recruitment Period: 24 months Patient Follow-up: 6 months Total Estimated Study Duration: 30 months
Study details
- Official title
- Benefit on Chronic Pain of Early Screening and Management of Patients With Persistent Postoperative Pain at 3 Months
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Early management of postoperative pain at 3 months detected using sms
- Sponsor
- Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph
- Start date
- 2025-11
- Primary completion
- 2028-04
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- France
- Total sites listed
- 16
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who have undergone one of the following procedures: * Inguinal hernia repair, regardless of the surgical technique used * Breast reduction * Mastectomy with or without reconstruction but with lymph node dissection * Knee arthroscopy or knee ligamentoplasty * Patients with a smartphone * French-speaking patients * Patients affiliated with a social security * Patients who have given their free and informed verbal consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with pain sensitivity defined by the presence of chronic pain, use of level 3 morphine analgesics, use of anxiolytics, gabapentinoids and/or antidepressants * Patients subject to legal protection measures * Patients deprived of their liberty * Pregnant, labouring or breastfeeding patients
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07160595