AI chatbot to monitor pain after surgery: will it beat automated texts?
NCT ID NCT07510425
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an AI-powered app can improve follow-up for patients recovering from surgery with a continuous nerve block for pain. 166 adults will use either the AI app or a standard automated messaging system. The goal is to see if the AI reduces the number of times patients need to contact their doctor, while keeping satisfaction high.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-driven follow-up platform
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more efficient and personalized way to monitor patients after surgery, reducing unnecessary calls to doctors while keeping patients safe and satisfied.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (166 participants) comparing two digital tools, not a new treatment. The AI may not reduce re-consultations as hoped, and results may not apply to all surgical patients.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 166 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged between 18 and 75 years. * Physical status classification ASA I or II. * Scheduled for ambulatory surgical programs at UC Christus Health Network centers (Hospital Clínico, Clínica San Carlos de Apoquindo, or Centro Médico Santa Lucía). * Patients receiving postoperative pain management via continuous peripheral nerve block (CPNB) with a perineural catheter and disposable infusion pump. * Ownership and documented proficiency in operating a smartphone to access the mobile application. * Provision of written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to understand or follow the digital monitoring protocol. * Patients not meeting the age or ASA physical status requirements.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Region Metropolitana de Chile
Santiago, Chile
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