Providing Patients Realistic Expectations of Postoperative Pain

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pain, Postoperative

In brief

Prospective, randomized, single-blind study, whether perioperative educational improves pain-related postoperative outcomes,

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03434847

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

5

Starts

2017-10-21

Expected to finish

2018-01-16

Last updated by the study team

2018-08-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age > 18 years
• Undergoing open colorectal surgery Able to understand and sign and informed consent form

You may not qualify if…

• Age < 18 years
• Unable to complete post-operative CMS questionnaire
• Inability to understand the English language Absolute contraindication to epidural placement (patient refusal, requiring resumption of therapeutic anticoagulation after surgery, anaphylaxis to local anesthetics, local or systemic infections, bleeding diathesis)

Where it is running

• Washington University in St. Louis — St Louis, Missouri, United States

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