Measuring Changes in Acute Pain in the Emergency Department Using Patient Reported Scales

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01723137

Enrollment

3630

Registered

2012-11-07

Start date

2010-05-31

Completion date

2013-01-31

Last updated

2013-10-25

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Conditions

Acute Pain

Keywords

Pain, Pain measurement, Visual analog scale, Anxiety, Stress, Opioid, Emergency department, Demographics

Brief summary

Patient reported pain, stress, and anxiety measures have been found to be inter-related, but it is not known if they are all associated with receiving opiate medications. The objective of this study is to determine if patients' degree of reported pain, stress, or anxiety is associated with receiving opiate pain medications in the emergency department or at discharge. Alert patients at least 18 years of age and who report pain greater than 3/10 are eligible to participate in the study. Consenting patients complete Visual Analog Scales describing their perceived pain, stress, and anxiety from enrollment until discharge. Demographic data and administration of pain medication is also recorded. Visual Analog Scale scores among patients who received an opioid pain medicine in the emergency department and at discharge will be compared to those who did not.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Reported pain greater than or equal to 3 out of 10

Exclusion criteria

* Less than 18 years of age * Decreased level of consciousness * Inability to answer questions * Prisoner

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in Patient Described Stress	Immediately upon enrollment, every 30 minutes after until hospital discharge, and upon discharge, for up to 24 hours.	Patients describe stress by completion of 100 mm Visual Analog Scale, bordered by the words no stress and most stress possible.
Change in Patient described anxiety.	Immediately upon study enrollment, every 30 minutes post-enrollment, and upon hospital discharge, for up to 24 hours.	Patients describe anxiety by completing 100mm Visual Analog Scale, bordered by the words no anxiety and most anxiety possible.
Change in patient described satisfaction with ongoing treatment.	Immeditately upon enrollment, every 30 minutes post-enrollment, and upon hospital discharge, up to 24 hours.	Patients describe satisfaction with ongoing treatment by completion of 100mm Visual Analog Scale, bordered by the words not satisfied at all and completely satisfied.
Change in patient described pain.	Immediately upon enrollment, every 30 minutes post-enrollment, and upon discharge, for up to 24 hours.	Patients describe pain by completing a 100mm Visual Analog Scale, bordered by the words no pain and worst pain possible.

Countries

United States

Outcome results