urse Practitioner led Pain Management the day after Caesarean Section: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: PAIN MANAGEMENT; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000076774
• Lead Sponsor: IPSWICH HOSPITA

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-01-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Public patients over 18 years of age English speaking (to reduce data collection error and costs) Scheduled for elective caesarean section the day prior to the intervention.

Exclusion Criteria

Chronic pain, opioid tolerance, history of substance abuse, allergies to agents used in the research or epilepsy or use of serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, obstructive sleep apnoea.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Intensity: Visual Analogue Scale<br><br>[Hourly from 0800-1200 on the first postoperative day, then at 0800 on the second postoperative morning];Patient global impression of change in pain relief[Every hour for 4 hours following the first dose of oxycodone]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Opioid-induced Side Effects (Drowsiness, Nausea, Itching) recorded on Visual Analogue Scales by participants.[From 0800 the day after surgery until 0800 on the second postoperative day];Pain Interference[Tool: Modified Brief Pain Inventory (Short Form) after 2000 on the first postoperative night and then 3 months after discharge from hospital];Postnatal Depression[Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale on the second postoperative day and then 3 months after discharge];Characteristics of Pain: McGill Pain Questionnaire (Short Form 2)[After 2000 on the first postoperative day and then 3 months after discharge from hospital];Perception of Control over Pain Management: Participants will record responses to five questions on Visual Analogue Scales[0800 on the second postoperative day];Graded Chronic Pain and Disability Scale[3 months after caesarean section];Opioid consumption[0-36 hours ];Global assessment of pain management[20:00 hours following the protocol commencement]