Using m-Health Tools to Reduce the Misuse of Opioid Pain Relievers

August 21, 2017 updated by: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The aim of this study is to pilot test a web-based, patient-centered educational program that encourages the patient to have an informed discussion about pain medication options with their emergency department (ED) provider.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This multi-site, randomized trial will evaluate an m-health program designed to aid the patient in making an informed decision about their pain treatment. Patients reporting to the ED with an injury-related chief complaint who agree to participate are randomized to receive the intervention program, My Healthy Choices, or an attention-matched control. My Healthy Choices pairs tailored education with a patient decision aid to describe what opioid and non-opioid pain medications are, assess the patient's risk factors for opioid-related adverse effects, and produce a tailored report that patients are encouraged to share with their doctor. Data are collected through surveys at three time points during the ED encounter (baseline, immediately after the intervention, and just before discharge), and at a 6-week follow-up survey. The primary outcomes are whether the patient prefers an opioid pain reliever (OPR) and whether the patient takes an OPR. The investigators hope this program will facilitate patient-provider communication, as well as reduce the number of prescriptions written for OPRs and thus the number of patients exposed to prescription opioids and the associated risks of addiction and overdose.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

123

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 Locations

  • United States
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
        • Johns Hopkins Hospital Emergency Department
    • West Virginia
      • Morgantown, West Virginia, United States, 26506
        • West Virginia University Emergency Department

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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. ED visit for an injury- or pain-related chief complaint
  2. 18 years of age or older
  3. speak English
  4. has a smart phone or email address that is used on a regular basis
  5. no previous medical care for the current complaint
  6. triage pain score between 7-10

Exclusion Criteria:

  • allergy to pain medications
  • have used a prescription pain medication for more than two days in the past month
  • report renal problems or a history of dialysis

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group
MyHealthyChoices
Behavioral: MyHealthyChoices
My Healthy Choices explains what opioid pain medications are, assesses and explains the patient's risk factors related to taking opioids, assesses patient preferences about pain medications, and produces a tailored patient report based on the answers. The patient is encouraged to show the report to the treating ED clinician so they can discuss medication options for treating the patient's pain. Following discharge from the ED, intervention group participants discharged with a prescription pain reliever receive messages about safe medication use, storage, and disposal and access to an educational web portal that contains more information on prescription pain medications and safety.
Placebo Comparator: Control Group
Health Risk Assessment
Other: Health Risk Assessment
The WellSource health risk assessment content focuses on general health promotion, and the participant's overall health and wellness. A summary report based on the participants' answers is sent to their email address.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Self-Reported Preference for Opioid Pain Reliever
Time Frame: Baseline and Immediate Post-test
Assessed via questionnaire on a scale of 0-10.
Baseline and Immediate Post-test

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Knowledge about Prescription Pain Medication Side Effects and Safe Practices for Taking, Storing and Disposing Prescription Pain Medications
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 weeks
Assessed with a 25-item questionnaire. Knowledge items will be scored correct or incorrect and summed to generate a total knowledge score.
Baseline and 6 weeks
Self-Reported Prescription Drug Storage and Disposal Behaviors
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Assessed via 5 items on a questionnaire. Behaviors will be scored correct or incorrect and tabulated across study groups.
6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Collaborators

West Virginia University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Andrea C Gielen, ScD ScM, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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)

September 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 13, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 4, 2017

First Posted (Estimate)

January 6, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 22, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 21, 2017

Last Verified

August 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MyHealthyChoices

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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