Quality of Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiac Surgical Patients

Completed

• Conditions: Postoperative Pain

• Registration Number: NCT00949429
• Lead Sponsor: Mahidol University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence and risk factors of moderate to severe pain after cardiac surgery, and compare the preoperative pain expectation and postoperative pain experience in the same patient.

Detailed Description

Objectives

1. To study the incidence of moderate to severe pain in cardiac surgical patients 48 hour postoperatively.

2. To study the risk factors of moderate to severe postoperative pain in cardiac surgical patients.

3. To compare the preoperative pain expectation and postoperative pain experience in the same patient.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-07
• Study First Submitted: 2009-07-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-07-29
• Study First Posted: 2009-07-30
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2011-02
• Status Verified: 2011-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-07-21
• Last Update Posted: 2011-07-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• patients scheduled for cardiac surgery in Siriraj Hospital
• age > 18

Exclusion Criteria

• unable to communicate with the patient

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of the patients having pain score more than 4 out of 10 in 48 hour postoperatively	48 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Risk factors of postoperative pain in cardiac surgical patients	48 hours
Patient's preoperative pain expectation and postoperative pain experience	72 hours

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Siriraj Hospital; 🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand