Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 18 years and up (full criteria)
Location
at La Jolla, California
Dates
study started
completion around
Principal Investigator
by Laura Case
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Laura Case

Description

Summary

The strongest psychological predictor of persistent pain after surgery is anxiety before surgery. The weight of blanket a person uses overnight may alter both anxiety and pain levels. The proposed study will determine whether a heavier or lighter blanket alters presurgical anxiety or postsurgical pain in individuals undergoing a breast surgery. We will also study whether any blanket-induced changes in postsurgical pain are related to reductions in anxiety before surgery induced by the blanket. Finally, we will examine clinical and psychological factors that might explain differences in how surgical patients respond to blanket weight. This research will improve our understanding of whether blanket weight can alter anxiety before a surgery or pain after a surgery.

Official Title

Effect of Weighted Blankets on Perioperative Anxiety and Postsurgical Pain

Keywords

Pain, Postsurgical, mastectomy, anxiety, blankets, Postoperative Pain, Weighted blanket, Heavier blanket, Lighter blanket

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 18 years and up

  • Fluent in English
  • Undergoing breast surgery
  • Willing to sleep with a weighted blanket for up to 3 months
  • BMI of at least 18.5 and able to safely lift up to 15lb
  • Willing and able to use their personal smartphone for the ecological momentary assessment app to submit ratings using personal data plan

You CAN'T join if...

  • Pregnancy
  • Chronic high-dose opioid use
  • Current or previous use of a weighted blanket
  • Claustrophobia
  • Incarceration

Location

  • Actri, Ucsd accepting new patients
    La Jolla California 92093 United States

Lead Scientist at UCSD

  • Laura Case
    Assistant Adjunct Professor, Anesthesiology, Vc-health Sciences-schools. Authored (or co-authored) 23 research publications

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, San Diego
ID
NCT05324254
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 168 study participants
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