Could talking directly to teens before surgery ease their pain?
NCT ID NCT04963751
First seen Aug 11, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether giving pre-surgery counseling directly to teenage patients, rather than only to their caregivers, improves their recovery after abdominal gynecologic surgery. Participants aged 9 to 17 are randomly assigned to receive Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) counseling either with their caregiver or with the caregiver only. The study measures pain scores, medication adherence, and how quickly they return to school.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) counseling given either to the patient or to the caregiver
- What this could lead to
- If involving patients directly in pre-surgery counseling improves recovery, it could lead to better pain management and faster return to school for teens after gynecologic surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, so results may not apply broadly. The benefit of patient counseling over caregiver counseling is uncertain and may not show a clear difference.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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.
- Ages
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9 to 17 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * 9- 17 years of age * Patient is undergoing abdominal surgery and being managed under the ERAS protocol Exclusion Criteria: * Developmental delay (IQ \< 70) determined by documentation in medical record * Emergency or non-elective surgical cases * Patients who attend clinic appointments independently from their caregiver
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pediatric and Gynecology Clinic at Children's Hospital Colorado
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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