Environment Analysis Inside an Investigational Prescription Bottle

The Use of Nomi Technology to Monitor Opioid Use

The purpose of the study is to test a research prescription bottle that will monitor the physical environment inside the bottle.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The purpose of the study is to test a research prescription bottle that will monitor the physical environment inside the bottle. The participant will be asked to keep the medication in the bottle and to remove each pill immediately before taking it.

The participant will not store medications in pill organizers, other pill bottles, pockets, purses, etc. The participant will keep a record of when the participant removes a pill from the bottle and takes it. Certain aspects of this study will be withheld from the participant to preserve the integrity of the study. This information will be revealed at the conclusion of the study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

96

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Denise Wilkes, MD-PhD
  • Phone Number: 832-646-2126
  • Email: dwilkes@utmb.edu

Study Locations

    • Texas
      • Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555
        • University of Texas Medical Branch

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • chronic pain > 3 months duration
  • major source of pain is due to low back pain diagnosis
  • prescribed only one type of opioid: hydrocodone 10mg/325 mg acetaminophen
  • Last urine drug study was done between 6-12 months ago
  • will have a return to clinic visit in 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • concurrent use of other opioids
  • use of intrathecal device
  • use of spinal cord stimulator
  • presence of pain due to cancer, chemotherapy, radiation treatment and/or cancer related surgery
  • dementia
  • illiteracy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Research Bottle
This group will have medication dispensed in a research bottle.
The purpose of the study is to test a research prescription bottle that will monitor the physical environment inside the bottle.
Placebo Comparator: Regular prescription Bottle
This group will have medication dispensed in a regular prescription bottle
This will test if the research bottle changes behavior relative to the research bottle

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
total medication dose
Time Frame: day 90
pain medication dose (mg)
day 90
total Pain scale
Time Frame: day 90
On a scale of 0-10 where 0 is no pain and 10 is the worst pain ever felt.
day 90
total nausea scale
Time Frame: day 90
On a scale of 0-3 where 0=no nausea, 1= mild, 2= moderate, and 3= severe
day 90
total vomiting scale
Time Frame: day 90
On a scale of 0-3 where 0=no vomiting, 1= mild, 2= moderate, and 3= severe
day 90
total sedation scale
Time Frame: day 90
On a scale of 0-3 where 0=no sedation, 1= mild, 2= moderate, and 3= severe
day 90
total bowel movements
Time Frame: day 90
number of bowel movements (whole number)
day 90
total type of bowel movement
Time Frame: day 90
choose one of the following: hard, soft, loose
day 90
overall satisfaction with pain control
Time Frame: day 90
0-10 scale where 0 is dissatisfied and 10 is very satisfied
day 90

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
opioid related behavior in treatment questionnaire
Time Frame: day 90
Measures opioid misuse score (number 0-40) where 0-10 is low misuse, 11-30 is moderate misuse and 31-40 is high misuse
day 90
prescribed opioids difficulty scale
Time Frame: day 90
measures opioid management score (number 0-32) where 0-10 is low difficulty, 11-21 is moderate difficulty and 22-32 is high levels of difficulty
day 90
Barretts impulsivity questionnaire
Time Frame: day 90
Measures impulsivity behavior core (number 0-120) where 0-40 is low levels of impulsivity, 41-80 is moderate levels of impulsivity, and 81-120 is high levels of impulsivity
day 90

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Study Director: Denise Wilkes, MD-PhD, University of Texas

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 5, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 5, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

November 5, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 21, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 21, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

November 26, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 29, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 27, 2023

Last Verified

November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 18-0022

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

Yes

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