Survey of Postoperative Pain and Pain Management in Norwegian Hospitals

Completed

• Conditions: Pain, Postoperative

• Registration Number: NCT01413724
• Lead Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

The study is a national survey of pain and pain management to surgical patients in Norwegian Hospitals. Data on pain management are gathered from patient records and data on pain and patient satisfaction are gathered as patients' self report.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-06
• Primary Completion: 2010-06
• Study Completion: 2010-06
• Study First Submitted: 2010-07-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-08-09
• Study First Posted: 2011-08-10
• Status Verified: 2016-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-08-02
• Last Update Posted: 2016-08-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• Surgery previous day

Exclusion Criteria

• Declined participation
• Unable to communicate (delirious, sedated, intubated)
• Does not read and speak Norwegian
• Patient not available (for instance having physiotherapy og examinations during data collection)

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain	24 hours	Proportion of patients who report average pain intensity \>3 on 11 point pain Numerical Rating scale for the first 24 hours after surgery