A Longitudinal Study Looking at the Prevalence, Risk Factors & Consequences of Persistent Post-surgical Pain in Children
RecruitingNCT06354699
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Brief summary (from the registry)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence, risk factors and consequences of chronic post-surgical pain in children aged 0-16 years through a number of questionnaires completed at various timepoints, from before surgery up to 1 year post surgery.
Study details
- Official title
- POPSICLE (Postoperative Pain Study in Children - a Longitudinal Evaluation)
- Conditions
- Sponsor
- Telethon Kids Institute
- Start date
- 2023-06-26
- Primary completion
- 2028-06
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- to 16 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United States
- Total sites listed
- 16
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
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.
Canadian sites (2)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06354699