Evaluation of text messaging service on management of post-operative pain in opioid-naïve surgical patients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: post-operative pain; Anaesthesiology - Pain management

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000516785
• Lead Sponsor: Peninsula Health Pharmacy Department

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 April 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 700

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion
Adult patients (18 years or older) undergoing surgery requiring at least overnight stay and prescribed opioid medication while in hospital post-surgery AND expected to need opioid analgesia for more than 48 hours after discharge
Surgery Categories and Types
General Surgery
•Inguinal hernia repair
•Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
•Umbilical hernia repair
•Epigastric hernia repair
•AppendectomyBreast surgery
•Simple mastectomy
•Lumpectomy
Colorectal surgery
•Left/sigmoid resection
•Ileocolic resection
•Low anterior resection
•Total colectomyEndocrine neck surgery
•Parathyroidectomy
•Thyroidectomy
Urology
•Laparoscopic prostatectomy
•TURPVascular
•Varicose veins
•Femoral-popliteal bypass
•Toe amputation
Plastic
•Wound debridement
•Skin lesion excisionsGynaecology
•Laparoscopic hysterectomy
•Vaginal hysterectomy
•Total abdominal hysterectomy
•Posterior/anterior repairs
•Laparoscopic oophorectomy

Patients with the ability to consent and the ability to receive and send SMS text messages.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria
1.Patients taking opioids at the time of or prior to admission (e.g. on long-term oxycodone, oxycodone/naloxone, morphine, buprenorphine, buprenorphine/naloxone, hydromorphone, methadone, tramadol and tapentadol)
2.Undergone major surgeries with prolonged hospital stays in the past 12 months
3.Patients who have a documented discharge pain plan by the Acute Pain Team
4.Patients who do not understand written and verbal English
5.Patients with substance use disorder history (e.g. alcohol dependence, intravenous drug use) as per hospital medical records.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified