Measurement of pain severity and its relation with the different pain relieving methods in patients undergoing spinal instrumentation surgery

Completed

• Conditions: Medical and Surgical,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/08/026972
• Lead Sponsor: Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

Spinal instrumentation surgeries are intensely painful procedures. Incongruence exists regarding severity of pain following spinal surgeries and the level of satisfaction of patients with respect to their pain control measures. We attempt to assess the intensity of the pain perceived by patients in the post operative period and dereive whether any correlation exist between the severity of pain perceived and the levels of satisfaction to their pain control measures

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-07-08
• Last Update Posted: 2022-03-11
• Study Completion: 2024-12-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 65

Inclusion Criteria

Adult patients (18-65 years) Patients of either gender ASA I and II patients Single or two levels spinal instability requiring fusion.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who are unable to communicate in Hindi Patients suffering from chronic pain Patients receiving antipsychotic drugs Patients consuming analgesics on regular basis Patients undergoing surgery for malignant disorders and trauma.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess the prevalence and the perceived intensity of pain in the immediate post operative period (PACU), on the second and the third post operative day in patients undergoing spinal instrumentation surgery	6 hours after arrival in Post Anaesthesia Care Unit, 2nd post operative day and 3rd post operative day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1)To determine the correlation between the intensity of pain experienced by the patients and their satisfaction with the pain control measures undertaken by the caregivers	6 hours after arrival in Post Anaesthesia Care Unit, 2nd post operative day and 3rd post operative day

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences; 🇮🇳 Lucknow, UTTAR PRADESH, India

Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

🇮🇳Lucknow, UTTAR PRADESH, India

Dr Rudrashish Haldar

Principal investigator

9256543256

rudrashish@yahoo.com