CompletedNot Applicable

Epidemiology of Chronic Pain as Part of the Post-intensive Care Syndrome

France1,079 participantsStarted 2021-04-25

Plain-language summary

Post-intensive care syndrome is an entity of cognitive, physical and mental health disorders occurring and persisting after ICU discharge and responsible of disabilities and decrease of quality of life. Nowadays mental and cognitive health impairments appear to be well known but few data are available about chronic pain after a critical care illness. The aim of the study is to determine the incidence and the risks factors of chronic pain after ICU.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria : * All patients admitted in ICU * ICU length-of-stay ≥ 48 hours * No major cognitive impairment that could prevent pain evaluation Exclusion Criteria : * Patient under 18-year-old * Patient under guardianship * Patient unable to communicate or quantify pain with a Verbal Score and ID-Pain score * Refusal to participate

What they're measuring

Presence of pain (Simple Verbal Scale ≥3) persisting at 3 months after ICU admission

Timeframe: 3 months after the ICU admission

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04817696

SponsorNantes University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2022-01-25

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