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CompletedNCT01413724Updated Aug 3, 2016

Survey of Postoperative Pain and Pain Management in Norwegian Hospitals

An observational study in Pain, Postoperative, sponsored by Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-08-03.

Sponsored by Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
300
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study is a national survey of pain and pain management to surgical patients in Norwegian Hospitals. Data on pain management are gathered from patient records and data on pain and patient satisfaction are gathered as patients' self report.

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Conditions studied

  • Pain, Postoperative

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Keywords

  • Administered analgesic therapy
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In context

Pain, Postoperative

5,093 studies on the registry are indexed under Pain, Postoperative; 1,140 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 300 is above the median of 102 across 608 observational studies indexed under Pain, Postoperative.

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Lead sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology is the lead sponsor of 487 studies on the registry; 52 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

All patients who had surgery the previous day and still are hospitalized. Patients must give informed consent to participate.

Inclusion criteria

  • Surgery previous day

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Declined participation
  • Unable to communicate (delirious, sedated, intubated)
  • Does not read and speak Norwegian
  • Patient not available (for instance having physiotherapy og examinations during data collection)
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
300 participants (actual)

Groups and cohorts

  • Surgical patients

    PAtients who had surgery the previous day and are still hospitalized

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. pain

    Proportion of patients who report average pain intensity \>3 on 11 point pain Numerical Rating scale for the first 24 hours after surgery

    Time frame: 24 hours

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • Fredheim OM, Kvarstein G, Undall E, Stubhaug A, Rustoen T, Borchgrevink PC. [Postoperative pain in patients admitted to Norwegian hospitals]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2011 Sep 20;131(18):1763-7. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.10.1129. Norwegian. PubMed 21946593 ↗
  • Fredheim OM, Borchgrevink PC, Kvarstein G. [Post-operative pain management in hospitals]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2011 Sep 20;131(18):1772-6. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.10.1184. Norwegian. PubMed 21946595 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 3, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01413724
Lead sponsor
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Collaborators
Norwegian Pain Association
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 10, 2011
Start date
Jun 2010
Primary completion
Jun 2010
Completion
Jun 2010
Last update
Aug 3, 2016

Study contacts

Olav M Fredheim, MD, PhD, MBA
principal investigator · Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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