Patient Controlled Analgesia Pump Cues on Patient Satisfaction
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Post-Surgical Pain |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Musculoskeletal |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 7 - 18 |
| Updated: | 1/25/2019 |
| Start Date: | April 2015 |
| End Date: | April 2019 |
The Effect of Patient Controlled Analgesia Pump Cues on Patient Satisfaction
To examine whether providing patients with a cue to the availability of pain medication
affects patient satisfaction, patient anxiety, PCA efficacy, and safety.
affects patient satisfaction, patient anxiety, PCA efficacy, and safety.
Post-operative pain is primarily managed via Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA). The newest
PCA pumps can be programmed so that the button is backlit with a green light at the end of
the lockout period, and the green light flashes when the medication is being dispensed. No
studies have examined whether this type of visual cue would influence satisfaction or other
patient outcomes (such as opioid consumption, PCA safety and patient anxiety) in children and
adolescents, and no studies have examined whether pediatric patients' perspectives would be
similar to those of adults.
PCA pumps can be programmed so that the button is backlit with a green light at the end of
the lockout period, and the green light flashes when the medication is being dispensed. No
studies have examined whether this type of visual cue would influence satisfaction or other
patient outcomes (such as opioid consumption, PCA safety and patient anxiety) in children and
adolescents, and no studies have examined whether pediatric patients' perspectives would be
similar to those of adults.
Inclusion Criteria:
- 7-18 years
- Opioid naïve
- Scheduled for a surgery for which a PCA is routinely used for post-operative pain
management
- At least 1 parent speaks English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior experience with PCA
- Cognitive delay precluding independent use of the PCA button
- Current use of anxiolytics or antidepressants
- Patients receiving epidural analgesia
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