None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Chronic post-surgical pain is an increasingly recognised condition which can have great impact on a child's quality of life. Appendicectomy is one of the most common surgeries performed on children, yet it is not well known how many children develop chronic pain as a result. This is a prospective cohort study using a questionnaire following paediatric appendicectomy at 3 and 12 weeks to determine the presence of chronic post-surgical pain. Where this is detected, further questionnaires and assessment by pain physician will be used to investigate the impact of and risk factors for chronic pain following paediatric appendicectomy.
Interventions
The exposure will be to laparoscopic with or without open appendicectomy and observation period will be up to 12 weeks post-operatively. Data to be collected will include questionnaires about presence or absence of pain and whether participants have returned to normal functioning in a 5 minute phone call at 3 weeks and 15 minute call at 12 weeks. The 12 week telephone call will also include a series of questionnaires from the paediatric electronic persistent pain outcome collaboration (ePPOC) in
The exposure will be to laparoscopic with or without open appendicectomy and observation period will be up to 12 weeks post-operatively. Data to be collected will include questionnaires about presence or absence of pain and whether participants have returned to normal functioning in a 5 minute phone call at 3 weeks and 15 minute call at 12 weeks. The 12 week telephone call will also include a series of questionnaires from the paediatric electronic persistent pain outcome collaboration (ePPOC) including the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), Functional Disability Index (FDI), Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL), Bath Adolescent Pain Questionnaire (BAPQ5).
Sponsors
Murdoch Childrens' Research Institute
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
2 Years to 16 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Is between the ages of 2 and 16 at enrolment 2. Has undergone/is undergoing appendicectomy for presumed appendicitis 3. Has provided consent or has consent from a legally acceptable representative, who is capable of understanding the informed consent document, on the participant’s behalf
Exclusion criteria
1. Expected to be unable to be contacted for follow up 2. Unable to complete a questionnaire due to language barrier
Outcome results
None listed