Pain Medication After Ambulatory Surgery

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Total Enrollment

146 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-04-03

Study Completion Date

2020-02-11

Brief Summary

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In Finland, there are no guidelines concerning post-operative pain medication of ambulatory surgery patients. There is a wide variety in drug prescription and medication practices of various doctors and clinics. To treat patients' pain safely, type of surgery, unique patient needs, risks, adverse effects and patient's capacity to follow instructions should be assessed during the few hour visit at the clinic. In many clinics, pain is treated after hospital discharge with strong opioid oxycodone, but the amount and dose of prescribed oxycodone varies. In Helsinki Universitys Hospital, Peijas Hospital, investigators have over 2000 ambulatory surgery procedures annually. Investigators have strict policy in oxycodone use after patient discharge compared to some other Finnish ambulatory surgery clinics. The aim of this study is to evaluate, whether the prescribed pain medication is sufficient and whether patients' suffer from adverse effects after discharge from ambulatory surgery (letter interview). The study proceeds in three phases: 1) observation of current medication practice, 2) observation after optimization and standardization of hospitals drug prescription protocol, 3) evaluation of mobile phone app in pain medication follow up.

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Detailed Description

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After informed consent, all patients operated as ambulatory surgery patients during the study period are given a letter interview for pain, pain medication and symptom follow up. They are also given a return envelope (with paid postal fee) to return the interview.

Based on the results of the first interview phase, our pain medication practice is reconsidered by anesthetists and surgeons to create a standard operating protocol for pain medication. The standard operating protocol is informed to personnel. Then, patient interview phase is repeated for another 3 months.

Then, investigators continue with a pilot study on using a mobile phone app in evaluating patients pain, sufficient pain medication and adverse effects. All patient with informed consent, suitable mobile phone, and willing to use it for reporting pain for hospital personnel are contacted via the mobile app. Other patients operated during that study period are interviewed by either letter interview or phone interview. Investigators try to estimate whether mobile apps are suitable for pain and medication follow-up.

Conditions

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Pain, Postoperative Medication Adherence Adverse Drug Event

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Current practice group

All plenipotentiary ambulatory surgery patients, with informed consent, during the three month study period

No interventions assigned to this group

Standard operating protocol group

All plenipotentiary ambulatory surgery patients, with informed consent, during the three month study period after creating and informing standardized operating protocol

No interventions assigned to this group

Mobile phone app group

All plenipotentiary ambulatory surgery patients during the three month study period with informed consent to use mobile phone app in assesment of pain and pain medication

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

All plenipotentiary patients, operated as ambulatory surgery patients in our clinic during the study period, with informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

We do not accept patients, who are not plenipotentiary (minor, incompetent, prisoners, conscript in military service) or do not understand finnish or swedish written information

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No