None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This is an investigator-initiated single-centre, prospective data collection study to assess the validity of using a new iPhone application to document pain in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery. Eligible and consenting participants will be asked to record their pain scores using three different scales, the NRS, VAS and on the Pain Tracker App, on the Pain Level Recording Form. The NRS and VAS are current standard of care. The Pain Tracker App will be on the researcher or surgeons phone, this device will be handed to the participant who will rate their pain using the App. Once completed, the researcher will transfer the recorded pain score provided by the App onto the Pain Level Recording Form and then exit the App without saving any details. The Pain Tracker App will record and hold no patient details. The participant will also be asked which scale they preferred to use and this will also be recorded on the Pain Level Recording Form.
Interventions
Eligible and consenting participants will be asked to record their pain scores using three different scales, the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and on the Pain Tracker App, on the Pain Level Recording Form. The NRS and VAS are current standard of care. The Pain Tracker App will be on the researcher or surgeons phone, this device will be handed to the participant who will rate their pain using the App. Once completed, the researcher will transfer the recorded pain score p
Eligible and consenting participants will be asked to record their pain scores using three different scales, the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and on the Pain Tracker App, on the Pain Level Recording Form. The NRS and VAS are current standard of care. The Pain Tracker App will be on the researcher or surgeons phone, this device will be handed to the participant who will rate their pain using the App. Once completed, the researcher will transfer the recorded pain score provided by the App onto the Pain Level Recording Form and then exit the App without saving any details. The Pain Tracker App will record and hold no patient details. The participant will also be asked which scale they preferred to use and this will also be recorded on the Pain Level Recording Form.
Sponsors
Epworth Medical Foundation
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients may be included in the study if all the following criteria are met: 1. Have decided to proceed with total joint arthroplasty, foot or ankle surgery. 2. Be willing to enter their pain levels with the researcher or surgeon post surgery. 3. Capable of understanding and providing written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
None
Outcome results
None listed