Comparison of Methods for Recording Post Operative Pain
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Pain, Postoperative
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Diagnostic
- Participants needed
- 147 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco · Other
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About This Trial
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 r…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patient over 18 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patient cannot use a smartphone
* Patient cannot use his hands to write or press a button
* Patient has a nerve catheter (has no pain)
* Altered mental status
* Neuropathy causing loss of pain sensation
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