Assessment of Healthcare Professionals' Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Patient-Controlled Analgesia

NCT07359118 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2025/04-07
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 242
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is a widely used method for postoperative pain management that allows patients to self-administer analgesics according to their pain needs. The safe and effective use of PCA depends largely on the knowledge and awareness of healthcare professionals. Insufficient knowledge may lead to improper use of PCA devices and increase the risk of complications affecting patient safety. The aim of this study will be to evaluate healthcare professionals' knowledge and attitudes regarding patient-controlled analgesia and to assess the effect of a structured educational intervention on these outcomes. This interventional, pre-post comparative study will be conducted among healthcare professionals working in surgical clinics, operating rooms, and intensive care units at a tertiary care hospital. Participants will complete a structured questionnaire assessing demographic characteristics, PCA-related knowledge, and attitudes before receiving a standardized educational program on patient-controlled analgesia. The same questionnaire will be administered again one week after the education. Changes in knowledge and attitude scores before and after the educational intervention will be analyzed using appropriate statistical methods.

Conditions

Postoperative Pain Management

Keywords

Patient-Controlled Analgesia; Postoperative Pain; Healthcare Professionals; Education; Knowledge and Attitudes

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Knowledge Score on Patient-Controlled Analgesia

  The primary outcome is the change in healthcare professionals' knowledge regarding patient-controlled analgesia, assessed using a structured questionnaire consisting of true/false items administered before and after the educational intervention.

  From baseline (pre-education) to 1 week after the educational intervention

Study Arms (2)

Pre-Education Assessment Group

OTHER

Healthcare professionals who complete the study questionnaire before receiving the standardized patient-controlled analgesia educational program.

Behavioral: Patient-Controlled Analgesia Educational Program

Post-Education Assessment Group

OTHER

Healthcare professionals who complete the study questionnaire approximately one week after receiving the standardized patient-controlled analgesia educational program.

Behavioral: Patient-Controlled Analgesia Educational Program

Interventions

Patient-Controlled Analgesia Educational Program BEHAVIORAL

A standardized educational program on patient-controlled analgesia delivered to healthcare professionals. The program includes theoretical and practical content covering PCA principles, safe device use, opioid pharmacology, potential complications, patient monitoring, and follow-up. The education is provided through structured sessions and aims to improve participants' knowledge and attitudes regarding PCA.

Post-Education Assessment Group; Pre-Education Assessment Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses, anesthesia technicians, and midwives) working in surgical wards, operating rooms, or intensive care units.
• Aged 18 years or older.
• Actively involved in perioperative patient care.
• Willing to participate in the study and provide informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Healthcare professionals who decline to participate.
• Incomplete or missing questionnaire responses.
• Healthcare professionals not working in the specified clinical units.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kutahya Health Sciences University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kütahya City Hospital

Kütahya, 43100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Song Z, Cai J, Zhou Y, Jiang Y, Huang S, Gu L, Tan J. Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Among Anesthesia and Thoracic Surgery Medical Staff Toward Ai-PCA. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2024 Jul 10;17:3295-3304. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S468539. eCollection 2024.

  PMID: 39006875 BACKGROUND

• Kang MR, Kwon YJ. Nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward patient-controlled analgesia for postoperative pain control in a tertiary hospital in South Korea. BMC Nurs. 2022 Nov 22;21(1):319. doi: 10.1186/s12912-022-01106-7.

  PMID: 36419116 BACKGROUND

• Chen YR, Chen CC, Wu WW, Tang FI, Lu LC. Nurses' knowledge of and attitude toward postoperative patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) and the associated factors. BMC Nurs. 2024 Jan 5;23(1):21. doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-01702-9.

  PMID: 38183011 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative; Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: This study uses a non-randomized, parallel-group design. Healthcare professionals assessed before the educational intervention and those assessed after the intervention may not be the same individuals. The pre-education and post-education groups are therefore treated as independent groups, and comparisons are made between these two parallel groups to evaluate the effect of the educational intervention.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 14, 2026
• First Posted: January 22, 2026
• Study Start: January 23, 2026
• Primary Completion: February 23, 2026
• Study Completion: February 23, 2026
• Last Updated: March 4, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)