PANDA-Regional Feasibility Study of a Smartphone Pain Management Application

University of British Columbia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postoperative Pain; Anesthesia, Conduction

Treatments: Other: Panda application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03369392

H16-1196

Details and patient eligibility

About

Despite the numerous benefits of peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) over general anesthesia (GA) in a variety of surgical procedures, PNBs can be associated with increased post-operative pain if pain medications are not taken correctly (titrated). Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence as patients often have difficulty titrating medications in the absence of direct medical care. PANDA, a smartphone-based postoperative pain management tool, is designed to address this issue by helping patients manage their pain medications. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of this application in patients who are discharged after receiving PNBs. The goal is to identify areas of improvement for the application itself. It is hypothesize that PANDA will be successful in supporting patients' postoperative pain management.

Full description

As above

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Undergoing ambulatory surgical procedures that require peripheral nerve blocks for which there is an anticipated post-surgical pain model
• Planned post-discharge analgesic medications including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, acetaminophen and/or opioids for at least 2 days
• ASA I-III
• Written informed consent
• Have a smartphone device at their disposal

Exclusion criteria

• Inability or refusal to provide informed consent
• Presence of significant cognitive impairment, visual impairments, neurological injury, or psychomotor dysfunction that impairs ability to use the app
• Inability to follow study instructions and complete questionnaires in English

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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29 participants in 3 patient groups

Feasibility Cycle 1

Experimental group

Description:

Participants use the initial PANDA application.

Treatment:

Other: Panda application

Feasibility Cycle 2

Experimental group

Description:

Participants use the PANDA application after modifications are made based on suggestions from participants in cycle 1.

Treatment:

Other: Panda application

Feasibility Cycle 3

Experimental group

Description:

Participants use the PANDA application after modifications are made based on suggestions from participants in cycle 1 and 2.

Treatment:

Other: Panda application