Nurses' Negative Words and Postoperative Pain Management

Postoperative Pain Clinical Trial

— NWPOP  

Official title:

Influence on Pain Management of Nurses' Negative Words After Total Hysterectomy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00495807
• Other study ID #: NMU-2579-2FW
• Secondary ID: NMCH2006-012
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 2, 2007
• Last updated: July 11, 2008
• Start date: June 2006
• Est. completion date: May 2007

Study information

• Verified date: April 2008
• Source: Nanjing Medical University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: China: Ethics CommitteeChina: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Psychological implications expressed pivotal effects on daily activities. Postoperative pain management is always encountered varying influence from the ambience of surgical wards, especially the nurses. We hypothesized that nurses' negative or positive words would produce unexpected role in pain management, which might be a strong factor resulting in the failure of postoperative analgesia.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1500
• Est. completion date: May 2007
• Est. primary completion date: May 2007
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 19 Years to 64 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Chinese

• Abdominal Surgery

• > 18yr < 65yr

• Female

• Administration of postoperative analgesia

• Patient-controlled analgesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• With cardiac or/and pulmonary diseases

• Allergy to Opioids

• > 20% alteration in vital signs

• Unwilling to finish the follow-up process

• Respiratory depression

• > = 65yr = < 18yr

• Non-Chinese

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pain, Postoperative
• Postoperative Pain

Intervention

Behavioral:
• No Words
Without any words was given during pain management
• Positive words
Positive words was given to PCA pain management patients at different time point,i.e. 3h, 6h, 12h and 18h.
• Partially Negative Words
Partially negative words was given during PCA pain management at different time point,i.e. 3h, 6h, 12h and 18h.
• Totally Negative Words
Totally negative words was given during PCA pain management at different time points, i.e. 3h, 6h, 12h and 18h

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
China	Nanjing Maternal and Child Care Hospital	Nanjing	Jiangsu

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Nanjing Medical University	Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

References & Publications (1)

Wang F, Shen X, Xu S, Liu Y, Ma L, Zhao Q, Fu D, Pan Q, Feng S, Li X. Negative words on surgical wards result in therapeutic failure of patient-controlled analgesia and further release of cortisol after abdominal surgeries. Minerva Anestesiol. 2008 Jul-Au — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Visual Analog Scale of Pain		0h to 48h after operation	Yes
Secondary	Morphine consumption; VAS sedation; VAS satisfaction; Side effects; Patient's overall conditions		0-48h after surgeries	Yes