Comparison of Methods for Recording Post Operative Pain

Part of paid clinical trials in San Francisco, California.

Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Study ID
NCT06206148
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Pain, Postoperative

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Given novel electronic pain recording device — DEVICE
    Patients in this arm will be given a custom-built pain recording device to see if the method of self-reported data collection has any effect on how many data points are collected.
  • Given Hand-written pain journal — OTHER
    Patients in this arm will be given a hand-written pain journal to see if the method of self-reported data collection has any effect on how many data points are collected.
  • Smartphone app — OTHER
    Patients in this arm will be given a research smartphone with survey app to see if the method of self-reported data collection has any effect on how many data points are collected.

Study Details

The purpose of the current study is to identify the optimal method of collection of pain intensity data. The study will compare three collection methods: a hand-written pain journal, a smartphone app, and a novel electronic pain recorder device. Patients will be randomly assigned to one of three methods and instructed to record their pain level as often as they like. The number of pain intensity recordings per day will then be compared across groups.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 1, 2024
Status verified
Jul 2025
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2026
Completion
Jun 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
147 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC

Arms

  • Experimental: Hand-written pain journal
    Post-operative orthopedic surgery patient will be given a pen and journal with chart inside and instructed to fill out the chart with time/date and pain intensity level as frequently as they want.
  • Experimental: Smartphone app
    Post-operative orthopedic surgery patient will be given a research smartphone and an app to record their pain and will be instructed to fill out the pain survey as frequently as they want.
  • Experimental: Novel electronic pain recording device
    Post-operative orthopedic surgery patient will be given a pain recording device and will be instructed to input their pain using the buttons on the device as frequently as they want.

Primary Outcome Measure

Comparing Methods for Pain Score collection [ Time Frame: On patient discharge, up to 2 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Zuckerberg San Francisco General HospitalSan FranciscoCalifornia94110
Meir T Marmor, MD
[email protected]
650-477-6238
Daniel Rohde, BS
[email protected]
4088966607

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