Implementation of a bundle of non-pharmacological interventions aimed at stress reduction in the PACU: effects on pain and use of opioids

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON23536

Enrollment

1066

Registered

2021-10-28

Start date

2022-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Surgical population

Interventions

1. Acces to nature (full lenght wall coverings and leighted ceiling pannels with nature images) 2. Positive distraction through music 3. Aromatherapy 4. Comfort Talk communication course for nurses

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients from all surgical disciplines undergoing surgery with a minimum duration of 2 hours and a minimal hospital length of stay of 1 postoperative night will be eligible for inclusion.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Use of neuraxial anesthesia or analgesia, a history of psychiatric illness, chronic pain conditions or chronic use of opioids.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Our co-primary endpoints will be the proportion of patients with moderate or severe pain during their PACU stay and the proportion of patients requiring any opioid during their PACU stay.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Cumulative opioid dose in the PACU, highest NRS in the PACU, PACU length of stay, patient satisfaction at discharge from the PACU, incidence of PONV in the PACU, incidence of opioid-related adverse events during hospital admission, persistent use of opioids at discharge.	—

Contacts

Public ContactSuzanne Broens

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis

s.broens@nki.nl0205122506

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)