Incidence & Characteristics of Chronic Pain Following Caesarean Sectio
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Incidence & Characteristics of Chronic Pain Following Caesarean Section in a Scottish Tertiary Referral Centre
IRAS ID
230311
Contact name
Oliver Daly
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS Lothian
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 8 months, 15 days
Research summary
Chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) is a common complication of surgery that can have a significant impact on patient’s quality of life. Caesarean section is one of the commonest surgical procedures performed worldwide. Despite this, there is not much research related to chronic pain after caesarean section. Based on the existing evidence, chronic pain after caesarean section appears to happen in between 12-18% of cases. Taking into account the current Scottish caesarean section rate, this equates to approximately 3000 young, active women each year who may have they life affected by pain. The National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia (NIAA) has recently worked with 1700 patients and doctors and declared the prevention of chronic post-surgical pain as one of its top 10 research priorities.
This study will recruit women undergoing elective caesarean section within the Simpson’s Centre for Reproductive Health, Edinburgh. The main aim is to determine the incidence of chronic pain after caesarean section in a Scottish population.REC name
South East Scotland REC 01
REC reference
17/SS/0134
Date of REC Opinion
17 Nov 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion