Information for Patient Controlled Analgesia Device

Tuğba Karaman96 enrolled

Overview

This study is aimed to show the effect of information method on properly usage of the patient controlled analgesia(PCA) device

Postoperative pain is still a challenge for anesthesiologist. Patient controlled analgesia is an effective method for postoperative pain management. However, most of the patient can not use the device properly. The important cause of inabilities about device usage is insufficient information.In the patient information, visual, oral or written communication methods can be chosen. However, which method is suitable for our patient group is not clear.This study is aimed to show the effect of information method on properly usage of the patient controlled analgesia(PCA) device

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Postoperative Care Hysterectomy Health Communication

Interventions

written formOTHER

The written form which include PCA usage information.

videoOTHER

The video about PCA usage

routine careOTHER

The routine description about PCA usage

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * informed consent * Elective hysterectomy Exclusion Criteria: * Opioid abuse or Chronic opioid usage * opioid allergy * obesity(BMI\>30) * psychiatric disease * more than American Anesthesiologist Score 2

Locations (1)

Gaziosmanpasa University Hospital

Tokat Province, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain Score

Numeric rating scale (0 to 10) will be used for postoperative pain score

Time frame: At postoperative 24th hours.

Secondary Outcomes

Postoperative analgesic consumption

Total opioid dosage will be recorded

Time frame: Up to the postoperative 24th hours.

PCA device usage

The number of demand dose

Time frame: During postoperative 24 hours

PCA device demand dose duration

The duration of the patients' demanding dose

Time frame: During postoperative 24hours

Patient's satisfaction

The numeric rating scale (0 to 10) will be used. In this scale 0 will be the worst, 10 will be the best satisfaction.

Time frame: At the postoperative 24th hours

The change of the postoperative pain score

Numeric rating scale (0 to 10) will be used to evaluate the pain score. The change in this score during postoperative 24 hours will be calculated.(the first score will be extracted from the last score)

Time frame: Up to the postoperative 24th hours.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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