NCT03301610

Mobile Educations Effect on Pain Outcomes

The Impact of Mobile Education Delivery on Postoperative Pain Outcomes

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 133 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the clinical impact of pain management education using a mobile web-based education delivery system compared to standard education delivery. This study seeks to understand the difference between two different education delivery methodologies and the effect on the postoperative pain experience, including participation in treatment plan, knowledge, pain outcomes, and opioid requirements in patients undergoing major hip (THA) and knee (TKA) arthroplasty. It is hypothesized that a real-time, interactive, mobile education system will demonstrate improved pain associated outcomes and higher patient participation when compared to the current standard education delivery method.

Conditions

• Total Joint Arthroplasty
• Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Mobile Education Delivery	Patients will be provided with an iPad on admission to the post-surgical unit and will remain with the patient until discharge. The patient, independently or with the nurse, may use the program at any point during the inpatient care experience. The RN will use the iPad to engage patients in their pain management.
OTHER	Standard Verbal and Written Education	Patients will be provided with two pamphlets on pain management on admission to the post-surgical unit. Nurses will follow-up with verbal instruction based on patient need. This will continue through hospital stay. Additional printed education materials are available through the department of patient education and verbal instruction may be tailored based on nursing assessment and patient need.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-10-23
• Primary completion: 2018-01-24
• Completion: 2018-02-28
• First posted: 2017-10-04
• Last updated: 2018-03-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States