Den här översättningen är inte klar ännu. Den här sidan är just nu på engelska.

Gå till den engelska sidan

Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Heart surgery pain map may predict chronic pain risk

NCT ID NCT06681272

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether measuring the area of skin sensitivity around a heart surgery scar can predict if a patient will have chronic pain 3 months later. Researchers used a pain mapping technique on 84 patients two days after surgery. The goal is to find a way to identify high-risk patients early so they can get better pain management.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to a simple test to identify patients at high risk of long-term pain after heart surgery, allowing for early treatment.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed observational study. The results may not apply to all heart surgery patients, and the pain mapping method may not be accurate enough for routine use.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

84 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2024

Finished

Feb 2026

Lead sponsor

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 study focuses on adult patients undergoing scheduled cardiac surgery via sternotomy. 84 patients required for the study Only patients operated at Hopital Louis Pradel will be included

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Scheduled surgery * Conventional cardiac surgery by sternotomy: valve repair or replacement, coronary, thoracic aortic or combined surgery * Age over 18 * No opposition from patient * Patient affiliated to a social security Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency surgery * Patient refusal * Redux surgery * Patients under guardianship * History of drug addiction * Preoperative opioid treatment * Morbid obesity (body mass index \>30kg/m2) * Pregnant or breast-feeding women * Patients taking part in another clinical study likely to interfere with the results of the present study.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Cardiac surgery are added.

Vår säkerhetsrekommendation!

Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Cardiac surgery Chronic pain post-procedural Sternotomy closure,open heart surgery

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Service Anesthésie réanimation Hôpital Louis Pradel, Groupement Hospitalier Est Adresse 28 av. de Doyen Lépine 69677 BRON Cedex

    Bron, France, 69677, France

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.