Pain medicine use after chest surgery
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study looks at how much opioid pain medicine people need after a thoracotomy (chest surgery) and what factors affect their pain levels. By understanding this, doctors can improve pain management for future patients.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are scheduled to have a thoracotomy (a surgery that opens your chest to operate on the lungs or other organs).
- You are in generally good health or have mild to moderate systemic disease (classified as ASA I, II, or III).
- Your body mass index (BMI) is between 18 and 40.
- You do not have an inflammatory disease (like rheumatoid arthritis or lupus).
- You are not taking regular pain or anti-inflammatory medications for an ongoing condition.
- You do not have chronic (long-lasting) pain before the surgery.
- You are not pregnant.
- You have not had previous chest surgery and are not having a different type of chest procedure (like VATS, sternotomy, or mediastinoscopy).
- You will not have an epidural catheter for pain relief (the study is looking at pain management with other methods).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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