An interventional study of Educational intervention and Standard information in Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery, sponsored by Hospices Civils de Lyon. Completed at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-29.
Sponsored by Hospices Civils de Lyon · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
In 2015, more than 50% of surgical procedures were performed in outpatient settings. Successful pain management after outpatient surgery is crucial, and requires a perfect cooperation between caregivers and patients, with clear information on the analgesics use at home. Different strategies to control postoperative pain were adopted by hospitals performing outpatient surgery. However, up to half of patients receive little or no information about the treatment of postoperative pain, and at least one third of them are not able to follow postoperative analgesia instructions. There is a clear unmet need in pain treatment during first 48-72 hours after discharge, with important number of emergency calls and readmissions. The most common causes of rescue calls after outpatient surgery are uncontrolled pain and questions about medications or post-operative care.
Structured education interventions using psychological techniques to enhance engagement and behavior were found to be beneficial for better acute pain management in outpatient settings after orthopedic surgery.
We hypothesize that an educational intervention based on the rational perception of postoperative pain and discomfort, and the proper use of analgesics would improve the quality of pain management at home and reduce analgesics-related side effects.
Principal objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of a preoperative educational intervention on effectiveness of postoperative pain self-management in outpatient settings compared to the current practice.
Secondary objectives are to evaluate the prevalence of analgesics use and the incidence of severe pain episodes, as well as side effects. The occurrence of neurological pain, quality of sleep, and patient's comfort will be evaluated at 30th day after surgery.
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Arm 1 : Interventional group: A therapeutic educational intervention is performed following pre-anesthesia assessment
Behavioral: Educational intervention
Arm 2 : Control group: standard information on pain is performed following pre anesthesia assessment
Behavioral: Standard information
During the usual pre-anesthesia assessment (performed between D-30 and D0 of the intervention), the anesthesiologist will deliver to the intervention group patient oral and visual information on: * the numerical scale of pain ranging from 0 to 10 with examples of perceptions corresponding to each level of the scale (calibration) * nature of postoperative pain (inflammatory character, dynamic over time) * average pain level incurred by the intervention * the difference between anti-inflammatory and opioid analgesics * principles of systematic treatment and pain anticipation * principles of overdose and side effects prevention This information is standardized and delivered orally, accompanied by a visual support (patient diary), which will be given to the patient upon discharge from the hospital
Standard information on pain For patients in the control group the standardized information is based on the SG/DGM/DSS 1/41-2010 scheme of the AFSSAPS-CFETD repository.
Time-weighted sum of Pain Relief - Total Pain Relief (TOTPAR) during 5 postoperative days
TOTPAR is a global score based on relief of pain. A numerical scale has at its left end the words "no relief = 0" and at its right end "complete relief = 100%". The pain relief score is calculated using the area under the curve for a defined period of time. TOTPAR is also expressed as a percentage of the maximum TOTPAR that would be achieved by treatment that would provide complete relief during the observation period. In order to measure this area under the curve, at least 3 measurements per day will have to be reported in the patient diary.
Time frame: Day 5
Time-weighted sum of Pain Relief - Total Pain Relief (TOTPAR)
TOTPAR is a global score based on relief of pain. A numerical scale has at its left end the words "no relief = 0" and at its right end "complete relief = 100%". The pain relief score is calculated using the area under the curve for a defined period of time. TOTPAR is also expressed as a percentage of the maximum TOTPAR that would be achieved by treatment that would provide complete relief during the observation period. In order to measure this area under the curve, at least 3 measurements per day will have to be reported in the patient diary.
Time frame: At Day 10, Day 20 and Day 30 with the initial point at Day 5
Type, number and doses of prescribed analgesics
Patient will report drug intake on a patient diary
Time frame: At Day 0, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 10, Day 20 and Day 30.
Incidence of severe pain (≥ 7 out of 10).
The patient diary will provide a continuous assessment at home of the pain intensity
Time frame: From day 0 to the end of stidy (Day 30)
Incidence of side effects (nausea / vomiting / gastralgia / dizziness / concentration disorder / somnolence / constipation, other).
Side effects will be collected on the patient diary
Time frame: From day 0 to the end of stidy (Day 30)
Prevalence of neuropathic pain assessed by using the DN4 scale.
Patient will complete the DN4 questionnaires the day of the pre-anesthetic consultation and at Day 30 on the patient diary.
Time frame: At Day 30
Sleep quality at day 0 and day 30 by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Patient will complete the PSQI questionnaires the day of the pre-anesthetic consultation and at Day 30 on the patient diary.
Time frame: At Day 0 and Day 30
Comfort and experience of the patient evaluated by the International Pain Outcome questionnaire.
Patient will complete the International Pain Outcome questionnaire at day 30, on the patient diary
Time frame: At Day 30
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