Text message Check-Up could stop surgery pain from lingering
NCT ID NCT07160595
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether identifying and treating persistent pain just 3 months after surgery can stop it from becoming chronic. Over 2000 patients having common minor surgeries will be screened via SMS and either get early treatment or standard care. The goal is to see if early action reduces the number of people still in pain at 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- early management of postoperative pain via SMS screening and prompt treatment
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that early detection and treatment of pain after surgery prevents it from becoming chronic, improving recovery for many patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively early-stage trial without a drug, so the benefit may be small or not apply to all surgeries. The approach relies on patient response to SMS, which may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 2,052 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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 who have undergone one of the following procedures: * Inguinal hernia repair, regardless of the surgical technique used * Breast reduction * Mastectomy with or without reconstruction but with lymph node dissection * Knee arthroscopy or knee ligamentoplasty * Patients with a smartphone * French-speaking patients * Patients affiliated with a social security * Patients who have given their free and informed verbal consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with pain sensitivity defined by the presence of chronic pain, use of level 3 morphine analgesics, use of anxiolytics, gabapentinoids and/or antidepressants * Patients subject to legal protection measures * Patients deprived of their liberty * Pregnant, labouring or breastfeeding patients
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
16 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AP-HP : Hôpital Saint-Louis
Paris, France
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AP-HP : Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière
Paris, France
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CHU de Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne, France
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CHU de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
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Clinique Drouot Remusat
Paris, France
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Clinique Geoffroy Saint Hilaire
Paris, France
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Clinique Jules Verne
Nantes, France
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Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lyon, France
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Hôpital Foch
Suresnes, France
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Hôpital Paris Saint-Joseph
Paris, France
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Hôpital Prive Claude Galien
Boussy-Saint-Antoine, France
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Hôpital Privé du confluent Santé Atlantique
Nantes, France
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Hôpital de la Croix Saint-Simon
Paris, France
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Institut Curie : Hôpital de Paris
Paris, France
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Institut Curie : Hôpital de Saint Cloud
Saint-Cloud, France
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Institut Mutualiste Montsouris
Paris, France
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