POPPY Study
Lead Dr Will Hare & Dr Matt Everson
BACKGROUND
The POPPY study is the newest RAFT project and is being run by our very own Matt Everson and Will Hare. It aims to establish the nature of patient recovery following day surgery in both the short and long term which hasn’t been undertaken before in the UK. The study is particularly interested in
the incidence of persistent post-surgical pain and postoperative opioid use in this population alongside the
factors that may alter the risk of these problems occurring. This aligns with the James Lind Alliance priority
setting partnership which identified ‘What can we do to stop patients developing chronic pain after surgery?’
as one of the top ten questions.
The study plans to use a novel SMS prompted online patient feedback system to gather our data. This has already
been successfully used for postoperative feedback in multiple UK centres. If we can demonstrate its efficacy as
part of our embedded pilot study, then this will have great implications for future trainee led network research projects.
05/08/22
The POPPY study team have SUCCESSFULLY applied for two grants. The first from the NIAA funded by the AAGBI and the second from UHPNT charitable trust for the qualitative project elements. The team are currently undertaking Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) work and finalising study protocols. We are aiming to commence the pilot phase of the project in two regions of England (one being Peninsula) in early 2023.
15/05/23
The POPPY study has been granted ethics approval. Congratulations to Matt and the team.
For more information, please click the POPPY STUDY picture below.
