A Before and After Study Studying the Impact of an Analgesia Protocol After Discharge From Outpatient Surgery

NCT06268587 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2023/80
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,423
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this before and after study is to measure the effectiveness of a home analgesia protocol after outpatient surgery in a tertiary hospital. The main question it aims to answer is: \- Measure the impact of the protocol on the proportion of patients with a VAS greater than 3/10 on day one and who did not take the analgesics. The participants are divided into two groups. The control group leaves the hospital with instructions and prescriptions. The experimental group leaves the hospital with instructions, analgesics for a maximum of two days with detailed dosages and an explanatory booklet on postoperative pain.

Conditions

Postoperative Pain; Outpatient Surgery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Measure the impact of the protocol on the proportion of patients with a pain greater than 3/10 on a Visual Analogue Scale at day one and who did not take the analgesics.

  Visual Analogue Scale = 0/10 : no pain Visual Analogue Scale = 10/10: maximal pain The patients receive a text message (SMS) on day 1 asking for their pain level between 1 and 10. They send the response via SMS. If the response is greater than 3/10, an SMS asks patients if they have taken their painkillers. If they took them, they say "taken". Otherwise, they are invited to take them and are contacted again 45 minutes later for a new evaluation. In the event of no response to the SMS or pain \> 3/10 despite taking the prescribed painkillers, they are contacted by telephone.

  day 1

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Measure the adequacy of post-op analgesics by measuring the proportion of patients with a Visual Analogue Scale < or = 3/10 on day one for each group

  day 1

• Measure the impact of the protocol on the occurrence of nausea and vomiting on day one

  day 1

• Measure the impact of the protocol on general satisfaction of stay in outpatient surgery on day 7 with a Visual Analogue Scale Satisfaction

  day 7

Study Arms (2)

control group

The control group is made up of patients, without age limit, who underwent an outpatient surgery from 01/09/19 to 28/02/20 inclusive and accepted post-operative monitoring by SMS. These patients leaves the hospital with instructions and prescriptions.

experimental group

The experimental group is made up of patients, without age limit, who underwent an outpatient surgery procedure from 1/9/21 to 28/2/22 inclusive and accepted post-operative monitoring by SMS. The patients leaves the hospital with instructions, analgesics for a maximum of two days with detailed dosages and an explanatory booklet on postoperative pain.

Combination Product: Measure the impact of the home analgesia protocol on the proportion of patients with a VAS &amp;gt; 3/10 on day one and who did not take analgesics.

Interventions

Measure the impact of the home analgesia protocol on the proportion of patients with a VAS &amp;gt; 3/10 on day one and who did not take analgesics. COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Measure the impact of the home analgesia protocol on the proportion of patients with a VAS \&amp;gt; 3/10 on D+1 and who did not take analgesics. The protocol consists of providing the patient with instructions at the time of discharge, analgesics for a maximum of two days with dosages and an explanatory booklet on pain management

experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

patients who underwent outpatient surgery at the Liège university hospital center in Belgium

You may qualify if:

• outpatient surgery
• no age limit
• accepted post-operative monitoring by text messages (SMS)

You may not qualify if:

• refusal of post-operative follow-up by text messages (SMS)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege: lead

Study Sites (1)

CHU de Liège

Liège, Wallonia, 4000, Belgium

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

argipressin, Asu(1,6)-

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 26, 2023
• First Posted: February 20, 2024
• Study Start: September 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: February 28, 2022
• Study Completion: February 28, 2022
• Last Updated: February 20, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Locations

BE (1)