Measurement of the effectiveness of the fifth vital sign in postoperative patients: A randomized clinical trial.

Measurement of the effectiveness of the fifth vital sign implementation in postoperative patients: A randomized clinical trial.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12610000722099

Enrollment

260

Registered

2010-08-31

Start date

2010-04-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Through this study we verified the effectiveness of the implementation of the pain scale as the fifth vital sign in controlling postoperative pain and patient satisfaction.

Interventions

fifth vital signal implementation, ie apply the scale of pain routinely along with other vital signs by nursing, and use this scale to manage the patient's pain. Application of the pain scale two times per day postoperatively, until five days after surgery

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

postoperative patients who were hospitalized

Exclusion criteria

Outpatients. Cognitive impairment.

Outcome results