Preoperative Education

Postoperative Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Preoperative Education

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04970069
• Other study ID #: 21-626
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 25, 2021
• Est. completion date: June 2026

Study information

• Verified date: October 2023
• Source: The Cleveland Clinic
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators will evaluate the effect of preoperative education on postoperative opioid.

Description:

The investigators propose a randomized trial to be performed at the Cleveland Clinic. Patients will be assigned to: 1) an educational video focused on postoperative analgesia modalities, opioids, and realistic pain expectations (analgesic education); or, 2) an educational video focused on other aspects of the perioperative experience.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 672
• Est. completion date: June 2026
• Est. primary completion date: December 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Modified informed consent

• Adults =18 years

• American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status 1-4

• Scheduled for hip arthroplasty, laparoscopy assisted colorectal surgery

• Personal visit the PACE clinic

• Anticipated overnight postoperative hospitalization

• Reasonable English fluency

Exclusion Criteria:

• Opioid use for more than 30 consecutive days within three preoperative months, at a daily dose of 15 mg or more of morphine or equivalent

• Regional block or epidural analgesia

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pain, Postoperative
• Postoperative Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Video on analgesic education
A four minute video informing the patient about opioids.
• Video on general perioperative education
A four minute video informing the patient about general perioperative process.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Cleveland Clinic	Cleveland	Ohio

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The Cleveland Clinic

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Opioid consumption	Opioid consumption during the initial 72 hours after surgery.	72 hours after surgery
Secondary	Pain Score	Pain scores documented in PACU	every 15 minutes
Secondary	Pain Score	Pain scores documented on surgical floor	every 4 hours
Secondary	Satisfaction with post operative pain management	Using Likert scale 0-10 with 0 means not satisfied and 10 completely satisfied	3 days post surgery