Bunion surgery aftermath: who gets chronic pain?
NCT ID NCT07330947
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study aims to find out how many people experience long-term pain after bunion surgery and what factors might make it more likely. Researchers will ask 350 adults who had surgery between 2021 and 2024 to fill out pain questionnaires. The goal is to better understand and possibly prevent chronic pain after this common procedure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This is a descriptive cross-sectional study involving 350 patients who underwent Hallux Valgus surgery at a Clinical Hospital from January 2021 to April 2024. The study includes patients who underwent Hallux Valgus surgery within the UC Christus Health Network. The telephone records of patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be obtained from the Orthopedics Service database, in adherence to the UC Christus clinical data protection policy.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who underwent Hallux Valgus surgery at various centers within the UC Christus network from January 2021 to April 2024. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who had difficulty responding to follow-up from the UC Christus health network Pain Unit and/or who do not answer the telephone call
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, 8330024, Chile