Feasibility of communicating with families about their child’s pain at home after tonsillectomy using automated SMS messages

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Paediatric post-operative pain following tonsillectomy; Public Health - Health service research; Anaesthesiology - Pain management

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001028190
• Lead Sponsor: Prof Britta von Ungern-Sternberg

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-07-18
• Study Completion: 2021-02-26
• Last Update Posted: 30 January 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Children who are undergoing tonsillectomy at Perth Children's Hospital where the mobile phone number of the child’s parent or guardian is known

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Response rates for each day of follow-up[Each post-operative day until either pain is resolved, no reply is received for three consecutive days, or further participation is declined]