Monitoring Postoperative Pain and Recovery Following Orthopedic Surgery

University of Florida

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Pain, Postoperative

Treatments: Device: single-arm study group

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02316951

IRB201400424

Details and patient eligibility

About

This pilot study will seek to use emotion recognition technology from video to link patient facial expressions, heart rate and respiratory rate changes, and movement patterns to patient pain scores.

Full description

During hospitalization, beginning after orthopedic surgery, study participants will be asked to wear a small motion detector on their wrist. A computer vision system which analyzes both whole-body movement as well as facial expressions will be used at the bedside to compare common signs and symptoms of post op pain to patient pain scores.

Up to 30 study participants will be selected.

Study participants will be asked to complete a written pain diary during waking hours.This information will be compared to the pain scores found in the patient's medical record and/or the amount and frequency of pain medications they receive.

Enrollment: 6 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Recovery following Orthopedic Surgery
• Non-vulnerable adult patient
• Residing on the 6th floor of the South Tower of UF Health Shands Hospital
• Under the care of the acute pain service

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to understand pain assessments
• Inability to wear a motion tracking device
• Amputation of limb
• Vulnerable subject status
• Anticipated discharge from hospital within 24 hours following enrollment
• < 21 years of age

Trial design

6 participants in 1 patient group

single-arm study group

Description:

Study participants will be adult patients recovering from orthopedic surgery. The study group will wear a small motion detection device and a regular Webcam will be placed near the wall facing the bed in each patient's hospital room.

Treatment:

Device: single-arm study group