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Can a Nurse's confidence ease a Patient's postoperative pain?

NCT ID NCT07830498

NEW Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Volkan Gokmen Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026

Summary

Researchers ask whether surgical nurses' confidence in managing pain relates to how well their patients' pain is controlled after surgery. Nurses in general surgery clinics complete a questionnaire about their pain management self-efficacy, and their adult patients complete a separate questionnaire about their postoperative pain within the first 24 hours. Each patient's answers are linked to the nurse who cared for them, creating nurse-patient pairs. No treatment or intervention is given; participants only fill out questionnaires.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If a link exists between nurses' confidence and patients' pain outcomes, hospitals could target nurse training and support to improve postoperative pain care.
What could go wrong
This is an observational questionnaire study, so it can show a relationship but cannot prove that nurses' confidence causes better or worse pain outcomes. Other factors, such as patient expectations or ward staffing, may explain any link.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 340 people

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Expected to start

Oct 2026

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Expected to finish

Dec 2026

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Surgical nurses providing postoperative care in the general surgery clinics of two training and research hospitals in Turkey, together with the adult surgical patients under their care during the first 24 postoperative hours, forming linked nurse-patient dyads.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: Surgical Nurses: * Currently employed as a registered nurse * Working in the general surgery clinic where the study is conducted * Actively involved in postoperative patient care * Employed in the relevant clinic for at least 3 months * Voluntarily agrees to participate in the study Surgical Patients: * 18 years of age or older * Has undergone a surgical procedure * Receiving postoperative care in the general surgery clinic where the study is conducted * Within the first 24 postoperative hours * Able to communicate in Turkish * Conscious and cognitively able to answer study questions * Voluntarily agrees to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: Surgical Nurses: * On extended leave or medical report during the data collection period, resulting in no active clinical care * Does not complete the data collection form during the study period Surgical Patients: * Followed in the intensive care unit * Impaired consciousness that prevents assessment * Serious cognitive or communication impairment that prevents communication * Underwent emergency surgery * Unable to complete the study data collection forms

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Conditions

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agnosia Pain, Postoperative

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Postoperative pain

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Agri Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery Clinic

    Ağrı, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Taksim Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery Clinic

    Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

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