Teaching parents about pain may help kids recover better after surgery
NCT ID NCT02352116
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether giving parents extra face-to-face education about pain management helps reduce their child's pain after day surgery. Researchers will compare two groups of children ages 1-6: one group's parents receive additional teaching, while the other gets standard care. The goal is to see if better-informed parents lead to less pain and higher satisfaction for their children.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- additional face-to-face education
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a simple teaching session helps parents better manage their child's pain after surgery, leading to less suffering and more satisfaction.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study looking at education, not a new drug. The benefit may be small or not apply to all families. Results are based on questionnaires, not objective measures.
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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 900 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2013
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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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1 year to 6 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 ages 1-6 years undergoing ambulatory surgical procedures. * Patients with an ASA status of I or II spending 23 hours or less recovering in the PACU and discharged home. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with an ASA status of III or IV. * Patients admitted as inpatients or transferred to the PICU or inpatient for recovery, and any conditions that may affect pain expression or sensation.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Columbia University
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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