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Development and investigation of the effect of a self-care application in patients with cholecystitis

Development and investigation of the effect of a self-care application on pain management and quality of life in patients with cholecystitis undergoing laparoscopic surgery

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20260507069280N1
Enrollment
118
Registered
2026-05-15
Start date
2026-05-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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Conditions

Condition 1: Cholecystitis. Condition 2: Chronic Cholecystitis. Acute cholecystitis Chronic cholecystitis

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Cholecystitis patients who have undergone laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery and, in addition to the usual training (educational pamphlet and face-to-face trainin

Sponsors

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Willingness to participate in the study Having a diagnosis of cholecystitis Cholecystitis patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery Age 18-60 years No cognitive impairment Fluency in Persian Access to an Android smartphone

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Open cholecystectomy surgery Not using the app at home based on the phone call checklist is more than 50%

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain intensity. Timepoint: pain intensity will be measured during the first 48 hours after surgery using the VAS scale (every 6 hours) and the McGill Pain Questionnaire 6 hours after surgery, the next day, and two weeks later. Method of measurement: pain intensity will be measured during the first 48 hours after surgery using the Visual Analogue Scale (every 6 hours) and the McGill Pain Questionnaire 6 hours after surgery, the next day, and two weeks later.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life. Timepoint: Quality of life will be measured using the GIQLI questionnaire before the intervention and one month later. Method of measurement: Quality of life will be measured using the GIQLI questionnaire before the intervention and one month later.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactElham Safari

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

safarie4@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3726 1230

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026