A Longitudinal Study Looking at the Prevalence, Risk Factors & Consequences of Persistent Post-surgical Pain in Children

NCT ID
NCT06354699
Registry status
Recruiting
Study type
Observational
Sponsor
Telethon Kids Institute
Conditions
Chronic Pain

Overview

ClinicalTrials.gov lists this study as Recruiting.

Official title: POPSICLE (Postoperative Pain Study in Children - a Longitudinal Evaluation)

Enrollment: 5000 participants (Estimated).

What is being studied

No interventions are listed in the registry data.

Who may be eligible

Ages
No minimum to 16 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers accepted
Yes

ClinicalTrials.gov lists the following eligibility criteria.

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.

Study locations

16 study locations are listed.

Recruiting site status is explicitly provided for 16 locations; 1 is listed as Recruiting.

Countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United States

  • Queensland, Australia: 1
  • Western Australia, Australia: 2
  • California, United States: 1
  • Colorado, United States: 1
  • Illinois, United States: 1
  • Michigan, United States: 1
  • North Carolina, United States: 1
  • Texas, United States: 2

Sample of listed locations

  • Telethon Kids Institute — Perth, Western Australia, Australia — Recruiting
  • Townsville University hospital — Douglas, Queensland, Australia — Not yet recruiting
  • Fiona Stanley Hospital — Perth, Western Australia, Australia — Not yet recruiting
  • Flinders Medical Centre — Adelaide, Australia — Not yet recruiting
  • Women 's and Children's Hospital — Adelaide, Australia — Not yet recruiting
  • Royal Darwin Hospital — Tiwi, Australia — Not yet recruiting
  • Hospital for Sick Children — Toronto, Canada — Not yet recruiting
  • British Columbia Children's Hospital — Vancouver, Canada — Not yet recruiting
  • Wellington Regional Hospital — Wellington, New Zealand — Not yet recruiting
  • University of California — San Francisco, California, 94118, United States — Not yet recruiting
  • Children's Hospital Colorado — Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States — Not yet recruiting
  • Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States — Not yet recruiting
  • Children's Hospital of Michigan — Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States — Not yet recruiting
  • Atrium Health-Wake Forest Baptist — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States — Not yet recruiting
  • Children's Medical Center (Dallas) — Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States — Not yet recruiting
  • Texas childrens hospital — Houston, Texas, 77030, United States — Not yet recruiting

Study details

Start date
June 26, 2023
Primary completion date
June 1, 2028
Completion date
July 1, 2028
First posted
April 9, 2024

Source and update information

Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT ID
NCT06354699
Registry last updated
October 23, 2025
QualifiedStudies registry data refreshed
October 2, 2026
QualifiedStudies record fetched
October 2, 2026

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