Postoperative pain: knowledge and beliefs of patients and nurses

Postoperative pain: knowledge and beliefs of patients and nurses - a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN12922064

Enrollment

800

Registered

2016-10-04

Start date

2013-04-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-11-07

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Conditions

Postoperative pain Signs and Symptoms

Interventions

A researcher explained the purpose of the study to all eligible patients at the Outpatient Preoperative Evaluation (OPE) clinic while they were waiting for their preoperative consultation. Thereafter,

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients scheduled for elective surgery at a university hospital

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients unable to understand Dutch

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Knowledge and beliefs about postoperative pain management, measured using the Pain Knowledge Questionnaire and the beliefs subscale of the Barriers Questionnaire at the single study visit	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026