Validation of an Interventional-Based Pain Scale and Comparison With the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) in a Postoperative Setting

Pain after a surgery is challenging to treat correctly. We have created a new pain scale that is based on what has taken care of the patient’s pain. Patients will fill out pain diaries following surgery. They will turn these diaries in after two weeks at their follow-up visit. The results...

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Protocol Description

Interested patients having total hip arthroplasty, rotator cuff repair or total meniscectomy will fill out pain diaries for 2 weeks following their surgical procedure. They will write down what medications were taken, the amount of pain they are in, if anything has taken care of their pain and if they have taken over-the-counter medicine. The pain diaries will compare the interventional-based pain scale (IBPS) to the numerical rating scale (NRS).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

18 years or older
Scheduled for surgery: total hip arthroplasty, rotator cuff repair or total meniscectomy
Willing to fill out pain diary

Exclusion Criteria

Prior opioid use within 3 months prior to operation
Under chronic pain management
Surgery not standard of care
History of cognitive or mental health status that would interfere with study participation