Cardiac Surgery, the Incidence and Impact of Chronic postOperative Pain: a Survey

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Conditions studied: Chronic Postoperative Pain, Cardiac Surgery

In brief

This survey study aims to investigate the incidence of Chronic post surgical pain (CPSP) in cardiac surgery patients treated at UZ Leuven. The primary hypothesis is that the incidence of CPSP at 3 months postoperatively is lower than 33%, which is the rate commonly reported in the literature. Secondary objectives include comparing CPSP incidence based on the type of surgical incision, as well as comparing incidences between type of surgery. Finally, the study will assess pain intensity, interference with daily activities, and quality of life of 3 months and when required also at 1 years postoperatively.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07640646

Run by

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

People needed

1000

Starts

2026-06-01

Expected to finish

2028-05-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults, aged ≥ 18 years of age, who underwent cardiac surgery (valvular, coronary bypass, other intracardiac or aortic surgery) during the 1 year recruitment period
• Able to provide informed consent
• Able to respond by telephone

You may not qualify if…

• Deceased
• Refusal
• Chronic pain in the surgical region

Where it is running

• University Hospital Leuven — Leuven, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium (enrolling)

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