15-Minute pharmacist talk may ease pain after pacemaker implant
NCT ID NCT06748482
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a 15-minute talk with a clinical pharmacist helps people manage pain after getting a pacemaker. The pharmacist gave personalized advice on medications, side effects, and when to take pills. 60 adults who had pacemaker surgery took part. The study looked at pain episodes, medication adherence, wound infections, quality of life, and side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- clinical pharmacist consultation (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a short pharmacist chat helps people control pain and take their medicines correctly after pacemaker surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 60 people. The results may not apply to everyone, and the benefit might be small or not last long.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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May 2025
- 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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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 pacemaker implantation surgery. * Patients \> 18 years. * The availability of smartphone with the patient or his caregiver with WhatsApp service on it. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a history of chronic pain. * Patients on long-term analgesic therapy. * Patients suffering from cognitive impairment or psychiatric disorders. * Pregnant women. * Patients experiencing surgical complications that may interfere with pain assessment. * Patients who refuse to participate in the study. * Illiterate patients.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of pharmacy
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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