Non-pharmacological approach for improving patient satisfaction in postoperative patients receiving intravenous patient-controlled analgesia after a major surgery.

Non-pharmacological approach for improving patient satisfaction in postoperative patients receiving intravenous patient-controlled analgesia after a major surgery. - Non-pharmacological approach for improving patient satisfaction in postoperative patients receiving intravenous patient-controlled analgesia after a major surgery.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000016342

Enrollment

200

Registered

2015-12-31

Start date

2013-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

postoperative pain

Interventions

no specific SOP(standard operating procedure) during ward visits in postoperative PCA patients CICARE implemented SOP during ward visits in postoperative PCA patients

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients (aged between 20 to 80 years) who received intravenous morphine via a PCA device after a major surgery for at least 2 days and without any anesthetic/surgical complication were included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ICU patients and those who were blind, deaf, sedated or suffered cognitive impairment. Based on chart review, patients with daily use of opioid analgesics and nonopioid medications (eg, gabapentinoids, tricyclic antidepressants) for 30 days or longer before their operation were also excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Patient global impression of improvement in pain measured by 11-point NRS at the third day after the surgery and patient overall satisfaction with acute pain service measured by a 5-point Likert scale with a questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
accessibility of PCA information, quality of communication skills and instrument/workflow proficiency of our acute pain service measured by a 5-point Likert scale with a questionnaure.	—

Countries

Asia(except Japan)

Contacts

Public ContactChia-Chun Chuang

Chi Mei Medical Center department of anesthesiology

common0322@hotmail.com+886-6-2812811-53322

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026