Status:

COMPLETED

Psychometric Testing of the Norwegian Version of the Comfort Behavioral Scale

Lead Sponsor:

Sykehuset Telemark

Collaborating Sponsors:

Karolinska Institutet

Conditions:

Postoperative Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-3 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to establish reliability and validity of the Norwegian version of the Comfort behavioral scale.

Detailed Description

Structured pain assessment is the foundation for the management of pain. Several different pain measurement tools exists, among them the Comfort behavioral scale (van Dijk, 2005), developed from the o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Younger than 3 years old at the time of surgery
  • Day care patients admitted for minor elective surgery

Exclusion

  • Pre-entry use of sedation and/or analgesics
  • Neurological or other diseases or drugs (neuromuscular blockers) thet significantly influence motor activity, facial expression, cognition, or emotional state, ex. cerebral palsy, myopathy, severe mental retardation, severe hypotonia, neuromuscular disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2011

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01181687

Start Date

January 1 2011

End Date

October 1 2011

Last Update

February 13 2013

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Telemark Hospital

Skien, Telemark, Norway, N-3710