Efficacy of a digital pain management intervention on pain and reliance on opioids in patients with rib fractures
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Rib fracturesInjuries and Accidents - Fractures
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12623000006640
- Lead Sponsor
- orthern Sydney Local Health District
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Age 18 years or older
-With isolated rib fracture/s
-Within one day of hospital admission
-Able to understand written and spoken English.
-Owns a mobile phone that receives text messages
-Able to give written informed consent and comply with study procedures
Exclusion Criteria
- Inability to complete study procedures (lack of fluency in English, cognitive ability, mental health status, medical status)
- Admission to hospital with other injuries or comorbidities (e.g., head, extremity, lung, or abdominal trauma)
- NSAIDs contraindicated
- Regional anaesthesia or blockade likely to be used for pain management
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method