Survey of Postoperative Pain and Pain Management in Norwegian Hospitals

Pain, Postoperative Clinical Trial

Official title:

Survey of Postoperative Pain and Pain Management in Norwegian Hospitals

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01413724
• Other study ID #: 2010/747a
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 22, 2010
• Last updated: August 2, 2016
• Start date: June 2010
• Est. completion date: June 2010

Study information

• Verified date: August 2016
• Source: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Norway:National Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The study is a national survey of pain and pain management to surgical patients in Norwegian Hospitals. Data on pain management are gathered from patient records and data on pain and patient satisfaction are gathered as patients' self report.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 300
• Est. completion date: June 2010
• Est. primary completion date: June 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Surgery previous day

Exclusion Criteria:

• Declined participation

• Unable to communicate (delirious, sedated, intubated)

• Does not read and speak Norwegian

• Patient not available (for instance having physiotherapy og examinations during data collection)

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pain, Postoperative

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Norwegian Pain Association

References & Publications (2)

Fredheim OM, Borchgrevink PC, Kvarstein G. [Post-operative pain management in hospitals]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2011 Sep 20;131(18):1772-6. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.10.1184. Review. Norwegian. — View Citation

Fredheim OM, Kvarstein G, Undall E, Stubhaug A, Rustøen T, Borchgrevink PC. [Postoperative pain in patients admitted to Norwegian hospitals]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2011 Sep 20;131(18):1763-7. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.10.1129. Norwegian. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	pain	Proportion of patients who report average pain intensity >3 on 11 point pain Numerical Rating scale for the first 24 hours after surgery	24 hours	No