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Pain, PostoperativeNCT05482919

The Adolescent Surgery Experience: A Mixed Methods Analysis

An observational study of Pain, Postoperative and Pain, run by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

New chronic pain and opioid use are reported as prevalent among adolescents undergoing major surgery; many unanswered questions remain regarding recovery and the anticipated pain trajectory across procedures and the interaction between pain treatment, acute inflammation and new chronic pain. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 11 to 21 years
Conditions the study is for
Pain, Postoperative, Pain, Pain, Acute
What is being tested?
Baseline Survey, Post Operative Surveys and Qualitative Interviews
How many people
501 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
14 Jun 2022to 15 Oct 2023
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 11 to 21 years
  • All sexes
  • Child, Adult

Study population: The study will enroll up to 500 adolescents age 11-21 years undergoing surgery at all CHOP surgical sites

Who may be able to join

  • Males or females age 11 to 21 years
  • Scheduled for non-cardiac surgery at one of five CHOP surgical centers
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA) ≤ 3
  • Girls 11 years of age and older must have a negative urine/serum pregnancy test
  • Parental/guardian permission (informed consent) if participant <18 years old and if appropriate, child assent

Who cannot join

  • Subjects with limited English proficiency.
  • History of chronic pain
  • History of prior opioid use >5 consecutive days for acute pain or >10 consecutive days for major surgery in their life time
  • Pregnant or lactating females
  • Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, may be non-compliant with study schedules.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

Other trials in United States

About this study

New chronic pain and opioid use are reported as prevalent among adolescents undergoing major surgery; many unanswered questions remain regarding recovery and the anticipated pain trajectory across procedures and the interaction between pain treatment, acute inflammation and new chronic pain. Broadly, the proposed study will characterize the adolescent's postoperative recovery experience, and establish the anticipated pain trajectory across a range of procedures.

Read the detailed description

The proposed study will characterize the adolescent's postoperative pain and recovery experience. Using a mixed methods design, Investigators will follow a diverse cohort of up to 500 adolescents undergoing surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) over six months to systematically characterize their recovery trajectory. The primary objective is to characterize development of new chronic pain in the context of longitudinal pain trajectories among adolescents in the first 6 months after surgery and to quantify implications of post-surgical pain and pain treatment. The secondary objectives are to determine factors associated with prolonged opioid use after surgery compared to peers (measured in days to discontinuation) and to characterize factors associated with delayed recovery from surgery compared to peers. A baseline survey, including an anxiety and depression screen using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) surveys will be collected after consent and prior to surgery; subsequent post-operative surveys will be collected at one \& two weeks, one month, then monthly up to 6 months with total of 8 surveys. The PHQ-9 and GAD-7 will also be administered on month 1, month 3, and month 5. A subgroup of patients will be invited to complete a qualitative interview one month and three months after surgery (+/- 14 days). Adolescents may participate in the 3-month interview if they did not participate in the 1-month interview. The team will select adolescents who report higher pain scores compared to peers undergoing similar procedures on the Weeks 1, 2 and 3 month surveys and a sample of adolescents who are recovering as anticipated. Interviews will take place via telephone or CHOP approved videoconferencing platform with transcription and transcripts, entered in REDCap, that only contain the patient's study identification (ID) as a personal identifier. It is anticipated that some adolescents will decline participation in the one-month survey; they will not be approached to participate in the three-month survey unless they indicate willingness to receive an invitation upon submitting the Month 3 survey. It is also anticipated that individuals may decline to participate in the three-month survey and Investigators will plan to extend additional invitations to complete approximately 25 interviews at each interval.

Being tested
Baseline Survey, Post Operative Surveys, Qualitative Interviews
Medical subject headings
Pain, Postoperative, Pain, Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Adolescent Behavior

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Baseline SurveyBehavioural

    The baseline survey, initial PHQ-9 and GAD-7, could be collected prior to surgery after consent, or on the day of surgery, for participants who are undergoing elective surgery or urgent procedures and did not attend pre-operative clinic. Demographic information such as race and ethnicity, pain medications and pain history and baseline self-reported health information will be collected. It will take about 15 minutes to complete.

  • Post Operative SurveysBehavioural

    Post operative surveys will be collected at one week, two weeks, one month, then monthly up to 6 months after surgery with total of 7 post-op surveys. Refer to Table 1 for visit windows. The study survey could be collected by phone, REDCap texting or email per the subject's preference. Survey content will also include: daily average and maximum self-reported pain scores on a 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) pain scale, average hours of sleep, anxiety and depression screens using the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 questionnaires (Months 1, 3, and 5), pain location and quality, percentage of day spent in pain, satisfaction with recovery using a five-point Likert scale, and type, quantity and timing of any medications used for pain (including opioid alternatives).

  • Qualitative InterviewsBehavioural

    Using sampling to identify adolescents who exhibit higher pain scores or prolonged opioid use compared to peers after completion of the first three surveys (pre-operative, Week 1, Week 2), the study will also select a representative sample of adolescents who are recovering as anticipated. Examples of delayed recovery include a higher proportion of moderate to severe pain scores, dissatisfaction with recovery and prolonged opioid use compared to peers. As a balancing measure, the upper limit of adolescents who are perceived to exhibit delayed recovery that are approached for interviews will be capped at a 3:1 ratio compared to those who are recovering as anticipated, and Investigators will prioritize an equal demographic distribution among the two groups. Interviews will take place over the phone or through a CHOP approved vendor at 1 and 3 months after surgery; audio will be recorded with participant consent.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Incidence of new chronic pain

    Incidence of new chronic pain, using the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) definition at 3 months after surgery, among a diverse cohort of adolescents undergoing major surgery. Prior reports in the adolescent surgery literature have suggested that 20% of patients develop chronic pain, defined as surgical site pain that persists more than three months after surgery. Here, Investigators have hypothesized that a lower chronic pain incidence of 11% exists among adolescents at CHOP after undergoing major surgery. Therefore using a two-sided Wald test to detect a significant difference from historic estimates, Investigators will enroll a minimum of 115 patients undergoing major surgery (a=0.05; b=0.1; n=95, assuming conservative 20% loss of follow-up). The remainder of the up to 500 subjects will represent a variety of procedures associated with mild, moderate and severe postoperative pain to characterize recovery trajectories.

    Measured: 7 months

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Prolonged opioid use compared to peers undergoing similar surgeries

    Factors associated with prolonged opioid use after surgery, measured in time to opioid discontinuation after surgery, compared to peers undergoing similar surgeries

    Measured: 7 months

  2. Delayed recovery compared to peers

    Factors, including elevated average and maximum NRS scores, GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores, and Screening to Brief Intervention (S2BI) scores, associated with delayed recovery from surgery compared to peers undergoing similar surgeries. For the NRS scale, which ranges from 0-10, a response of '0' corresponds to "no pain" while a response of '10' corresponds to extreme severe pain (e.g., "worst pain imaginable"). For the GAD-7 scale, a score of 5-9 corresponds to mild anxiety, 10-14 to moderate anxiety and 15+ to severe anxiety. For the PHQ-9 scale, 4 or more items selected in the shaded section corresponds to a possible depressive disorder with 5 or more corresponding to a possible major depressive disorder. For the S2BI scale, a never response corresponds to no reported substance use, once or twice corresponds to lower risk substance use and more than monthly corresponds to higher risk substance use.

    Measured: 7 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted1 Aug 2022
  2. Study start14 Jun 2022
  3. Primary completion11 Oct 2023
  4. Study completion15 Oct 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
501 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05482919
Sponsor's protocol ID
22-019982
Status last verified
Sep 2024
First submitted
20 Jul 2022
Last updated
26 Sep 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Rabbitts JA, Palermo TM, Zhou C, Mangione-Smith R. Pain and Health-Related Quality of Life After Pediatric Inpatient Surgery. J Pain. 2015 Dec;16(12):1334-1341. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.09.005. Epub 2015 Sep 28.

    PubMed 26416163
  • Rabbitts JA, Fisher E, Rosenbloom BN, Palermo TM. Prevalence and Predictors of Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Pain. 2017 Jun;18(6):605-614. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2017.03.007. Epub 2017 Mar 29.

    PubMed 28363861
  • Rabbitts JA, Palermo TM, Zhou C, Meyyappan A, Chen L. Psychosocial Predictors of Acute and Chronic Pain in Adolescents Undergoing Major Musculoskeletal Surgery. J Pain. 2020 Nov-Dec;21(11-12):1236-1246. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2020.02.004. Epub 2020 Jun 15.

    PubMed 32553622
  • Ward A, Jani T, De Souza E, Scheinker D, Bambos N, Anderson TA. Prediction of Prolonged Opioid Use After Surgery in Adolescents: Insights From Machine Learning. Anesth Analg. 2021 Aug 1;133(2):304-313. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005527.

    PubMed 33939656
  • Harbaugh CM, Lee JS, Chua KP, Kenney B, Iwashyna TJ, Englesbe MJ, Brummett CM, Bohnert AS, Waljee JF. Association Between Long-term Opioid Use in Family Members and Persistent Opioid Use After Surgery Among Adolescents and Young Adults. JAMA Surg. 2019 Apr 1;154(4):e185838. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5838. Epub 2019 Apr 17.

    PubMed 30810738
  • Chua KP, Brummett CM, Conti RM, Bohnert A. Association of Opioid Prescribing Patterns With Prescription Opioid Overdose in Adolescents and Young Adults. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 Feb 1;174(2):141-148. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.4878.

    PubMed 31841589
  • Steinberg L. A Social Neuroscience Perspective on Adolescent Risk-Taking. Dev Rev. 2008 Mar;28(1):78-106. doi: 10.1016/j.dr.2007.08.002.

    PubMed 18509515
  • Kehlet H, Jensen TS, Woolf CJ. Persistent postsurgical pain: risk factors and prevention. Lancet. 2006 May 13;367(9522):1618-25. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68700-X.

    PubMed 16698416
  • Rabbitts JA, Groenewald CB. Epidemiology of Pediatric Surgery in the United States. Paediatr Anaesth. 2020 Oct;30(10):1083-1090. doi: 10.1111/pan.13993. Epub 2020 Aug 29.

    PubMed 32777147
  • Harbaugh CM, Lee JS, Hu HM, McCabe SE, Voepel-Lewis T, Englesbe MJ, Brummett CM, Waljee JF. Persistent Opioid Use Among Pediatric Patients After Surgery. Pediatrics. 2018 Jan;141(1):e20172439. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-2439. Epub 2017 Dec 4.

    PubMed 29203521
  • Rabbitts JA, Aaron RV, Fisher E, Lang EA, Bridgwater C, Tai GG, Palermo TM. Long-Term Pain and Recovery After Major Pediatric Surgery: A Qualitative Study With Teens, Parents, and Perioperative Care Providers. J Pain. 2017 Jul;18(7):778-786. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2017.02.423. Epub 2017 Feb 21.

    PubMed 28232147
  • Page MG, Stinson J, Campbell F, Isaac L, Katz J. Identification of pain-related psychological risk factors for the development and maintenance of pediatric chronic postsurgical pain. J Pain Res. 2013;6:167-80. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S40846. Epub 2013 Mar 5.

    PubMed 23503375
  • Sieberg CB, Simons LE, Edelstein MR, DeAngelis MR, Pielech M, Sethna N, Hresko MT. Pain prevalence and trajectories following pediatric spinal fusion surgery. J Pain. 2013 Dec;14(12):1694-702. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2013.09.005.

    PubMed 24290449
  • Page MG, Campbell F, Isaac L, Stinson J, Katz J. Parental risk factors for the development of pediatric acute and chronic postsurgical pain: a longitudinal study. J Pain Res. 2013 Sep 30;6:727-41. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S51055. eCollection 2013.

    PubMed 24109194
  • Rabbitts JA, Zhou C, Groenewald CB, Durkin L, Palermo TM. Trajectories of postsurgical pain in children: risk factors and impact of late pain recovery on long-term health outcomes after major surgery. Pain. 2015 Nov;156(11):2383-2389. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000281.

    PubMed 26381701

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Pain, Postoperative and Pain, run by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Sep 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Incidence of new chronic pain (time frame: 7 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05482919, which also lists 20 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Sep 2024.

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