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Nurses' Negative Words and Postoperative Pain Management

Influence on Pain Management of Nurses' Negative Words After Total Hysterectomy

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00495807
Acronym
NWPOP
Enrollment
1500
Registered
2007-07-03
Start date
2006-06-30
Completion date
2007-05-31
Last updated
2008-07-15

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Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Keywords

Psychological Tests, Pain, Postoperative, Nurses

Brief summary

Psychological implications expressed pivotal effects on daily activities. Postoperative pain management is always encountered varying influence from the ambience of surgical wards, especially the nurses. We hypothesized that nurses' negative or positive words would produce unexpected role in pain management, which might be a strong factor resulting in the failure of postoperative analgesia.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALNo Words

Without any words was given during pain management

BEHAVIORALPositive words

Positive words was given to PCA pain management patients at different time point,i.e. 3h, 6h, 12h and 18h.

BEHAVIORALPartially Negative Words

Partially negative words was given during PCA pain management at different time point,i.e. 3h, 6h, 12h and 18h.

BEHAVIORALTotally Negative Words

Totally negative words was given during PCA pain management at different time points, i.e. 3h, 6h, 12h and 18h

Sponsors

Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health
CollaboratorOTHER
Nanjing Medical University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
19 Years to 64 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Chinese * Abdominal Surgery * \> 18yr \< 65yr * Female * Administration of postoperative analgesia * Patient-controlled analgesia

Exclusion criteria

* With cardiac or/and pulmonary diseases * Allergy to Opioids * \> 20% alteration in vital signs * Unwilling to finish the follow-up process * Respiratory depression * \> = 65yr = \< 18yr * Non-Chinese

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Visual Analog Scale of Pain0h to 48h after operation

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Morphine consumption; VAS sedation; VAS satisfaction; Side effects; Patient's overall conditions0-48h after surgeries

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026