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Comparison of Methods for Recording Post Operative Pain
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
Summary
The purpose of the current study is to identify the optimal method of collection of pain intensity data. The study will compare three collection methods: a hand-written pain journal, a smartphone app, and a novel electronic pain recorder device. Patients will be randomly assigned to one of three methods and instructed to record their pain level as often as they like. The number of pain intensity recordings per day will then be compared across groups.
Official title: Comparison of Methods for Recording Post Operative Pain: A Prospective Randomized Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
147
Start Date
2024-03-01
Completion Date
2026-06
Last Updated
2025-07-14
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Given novel electronic pain recording device
Patients in this arm will be given a custom-built pain recording device to see if the method of self-reported data collection has any effect on how many data points are collected.
Given Hand-written pain journal
Patients in this arm will be given a hand-written pain journal to see if the method of self-reported data collection has any effect on how many data points are collected.
Smartphone app
Patients in this arm will be given a research smartphone with survey app to see if the method of self-reported data collection has any effect on how many data points are collected.
Locations (1)
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California, United States