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5,000 kids to be tracked after surgery to uncover why some suffer chronic pain

NCT ID NCT06354699

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Telethon Kids Institute Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study follows 5,000 children aged 0-16 before and up to one year after surgery to learn how many develop chronic pain and why. Parents and children fill out questionnaires about pain, anxiety, and recovery. The goal is to find risk factors so doctors can better prevent long-term pain in the future.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this could help doctors identify which children are at risk for chronic pain after surgery and guide better prevention strategies.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test any new drug or therapy, so it cannot directly improve outcomes.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 5,000 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jun 2023

Expected to finish

Jul 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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.

Who is studied

The participants will be the parents/legal guardians of children and the children themselves, aged 0-16 years old, undergoing planned or non-elective urgent surgical procedures.

Ages

Up to 16 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: The patient is undergoing a surgical procedure in either group elective (circumcision, hypospadias, orchidopexy, laparoscopic appendicectomy) or group emergency (laparoscopic appendicectomy, scrotal exploration) Exclusion Criteria: The parent and child have inadequate English language skills to understand the questionnaires Children with significant/severe developmental or cognitive delay based on a formal diagnosis. Families that are unable to complete the long-term follow up surveys.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Chronic Pain chronic pain syndrome Pain, Postoperative

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Chronic pain

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    16 sites in 4 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

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  3. A doctor treating you

    A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Atrium Health-Wake Forest Baptist

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

  • British Columbia Children's Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Vancouver, Canada

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Michigan

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

  • Children's Medical Center (Dallas)

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States

  • Fiona Stanley Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Perth, Western Australia, Australia

  • Flinders Medical Centre

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Adelaide, Australia

  • Hospital for Sick Children

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Toronto, Canada

  • Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Royal Darwin Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Tiwi, Australia

  • Telethon Kids Institute

    RECRUITING

    Perth, Western Australia, Australia

  • Texas childrens hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Townsville University hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Douglas, Queensland, Australia

  • University of California

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    San Francisco, California, 94118, United States

  • Wellington Regional Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Wellington, New Zealand

  • Women 's and Children's Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Adelaide, Australia

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