Intervention Study to Enhance Patients' Pain Management After Cardiac Surgery

N/ACompletedNCT01976403

Oslo Metropolitan University416 enrolled

Overview

The main objective of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect of an intervention formed as a pain booklet provided to patients at discharge from hospital following cardiac surgery. The primary objectives are to: 1. Develop and implement a pain booklet to improve pain management after cardiac surgery 2. Evaluate the effect of the pain booklet compared to a group of patients given usual care

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

416

Conditions

Pain Pain, Postoperative Other Functional Disturbances Following Cardiac Surgery

Interventions

Pain BookletBEHAVIORAL

The Pain Relief After Cardiac Surgery is originally a Canadian booklet. The booklet is further developed and modified for Norwegian patients

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * undergoing their first elective CABG, valve surgery or a combination * receiving the standard preadmission information * able to take care of themselves after discharge * able to read and write Norwegian and fill in the questionnaires * able to be contacted by telephone Exclusion Criteria: * more than 12 hours at the intensive care unit after surgery

Locations (1)

Oslo University Hospital

Oslo, Norway

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain intensity

Change from Baseline in pain intensity at day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4, day 7,day 30, day 90, day 180 and day 360

Time frame: Baseline, day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4, day 7, day 30, day 90, day 180, day 360

pain-related interference

Change from Baseline in pain-related interference at day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4, day 7,day 30, day 90, day 180 and day 360

Time frame: Baseline, day 7, day 30, day 90, day 180, day 360

Secondary Outcomes

analgesic intake

Time frame: baseline, day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4, day 7, day 30, day 90, day 180, day 360

Quality of life

Time frame: baseline, day 7, day 90, day 180, day 360

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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