Panda: Evaluation of a Smartphone-based Perioperative Pain Assessment Tool

NCT01610882 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: H12-01273
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 144
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate Panda, a smartphone-based pain assessment tool. During a child's recovery from surgery, a Post-Anesthetic Care Unit nurse will assess their pain, which helps determine what medication they need. Traditionally, this involves asking the child to rate their pain on a scale from 1 to 10, by moving a slider along a coloured scale or pointing to one of a series of faces on a piece of card. The Panda uses the same methods, but presents them on a smartphone screen. Our evaluation will ensure that the Panda gives the same pain scores as the traditional methods.

Conditions

Acute Post-operative Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Concordance between the electronic and paper versions of the FPS-R and CAS pain scales

  The study aims to measure concordance between the (a) pain scores obtained using Panda and pain scores obtained using the Faces Pain Scale-Revised for 4-12 year olds and (b) pain scores obtained using Panda and pain scores obtained using the Coloured Analogue Scale (CAS) for 5-18 year olds.

  Up to 2 hours following surgery

Study Arms (2)

Panda first

OTHER

Panda evaluation of post-operative pain first, followed by manual method of pain assessment.

Device: Panda first followed by manual pain assessment

Manual first

OTHER

Manual evaluation of post-operative pain first followed by Panda pain assessment.

Device: Manual first followed by Panda pain assessment

Interventions

Panda first followed by manual pain assessment DEVICE

Panda is a smart-phone based application designed to assess post-operative pain; manual method involves use of CAS/FPS-R on paper. Panda will be used first, manual method 5 mins later.

Panda first

Manual first followed by Panda pain assessment DEVICE

Panda is a smart-phone based application designed to assess post-operative pain; manual method involves use of CAS/FPS-R on paper. Manual method will be used first, Panda 5 mins later.

Manual first

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 4 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Undergoing a surgical procedure for which there is an anticipated post-surgical pain model
• Age 4 - 18 years
• ASA I-III, not requiring admission to PICU
• Written parental/guardian informed consent and subject informed assent when required (subject age ≥ 7 years)

You may not qualify if:

• Children who have not undergone a surgical procedure (e.g. MRI, X-ray or endoscopy patients)
• Inability or refusal to provide informed consent/assent
• Developmental delay, neurological injury or psychomotor dysfunction
• Children who have a significant visual impairment or have undergone eye surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of British Columbia: lead

Study Sites (1)

British Columbia Children's Hospital Department of Anesthesia

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Postoperative Complications; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Mark Ansermino

  UBC/Medicine, Faculty of/Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Gillian Lauder

  UBC/Medicine, Faculty of/Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principle Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 29, 2012
• First Posted: June 4, 2012
• Study Start: May 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2013
• Study Completion: July 1, 2013
• Last Updated: October 26, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-10

Locations

CA (1)