Opioid Consumption After Orthopaedic Surgery

May 30, 2017 updated by: Thomas Jefferson University

Opioid Consumption After Orthopaedic Surgery: Prospective Randomized Trial on the Effects of Pre-Operative Counseling

This is a randomized controlled study that will involve fellowship-trained board certified orthopaedic surgeons in four different subspecialties (hand surgery, sports surgery, shoulder and elbow surgery, and foot and ankle surgery) within our practice group. Consenting patients will be randomized to the treatment group (receiving preoperative counseling) or to the control group (no preoperative counseling). The control limb will provide us with information regarding average opioid consumption following common outpatient orthopedic procedures, and the study limb will allow us to evaluate the effect of the pre-operative opioid counseling.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Detailed Description

Over the past two decades in the United States, the opioid epidemic has escalated at a startling rate and prescription opioids are a large contributor to this problem. Studies show that there is an excessive amount of opioids being prescribed for orthopedic procedures. An accurate understanding of opioid consumption following common outpatient orthopedic surgery is imperative in order to treat pain appropriately relative to the surgery being performed without leading to excess narcotic prescribing.

The purpose of the study is threefold: to better understand typical opioid consumption following common outpatient orthopedic surgeries, to generate prescribing guidelines to optimize opioid prescribing, and to understand the effect of pre-operative opioid counseling on opioid consumption following these procedures.

This is a prospective randomized controlled study that will involve eight fellowship-trained board certified orthopaedic surgeons in four different subspecialties (hand surgery, sports surgery, shoulder and elbow surgery, and foot and ankle surgery). Consenting patients will be randomized to the treatment group (receiving preoperative counseling) or to the control group (no preoperative counseling). The control limb will provide us with information regarding average opioid consumption following common outpatient orthopedic procedures, and the study limb will allow us to evaluate the effect of the pre-operative counseling.

Basic demographic and surgical data will be collected. Primary outcomes will be assessed at the post-operative visit. These include the total number of opioid pills consumed, average daily pain scores, and adverse effects. Secondary outcomes include the number of days the medication was used, medication refill requests, and patient satisfaction.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

280

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

    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
        • Thomas Jefferson University

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

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients indicated to undergo outpatient orthopedic surgery in one of the four areas included in the study (hand surgery, sports surgery, shoulder and elbow surgery, and foot and ankle surgery).
  • Age eligibility is > 18 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inpatient procedures.
  • Pediatric patients (age < 18 years).
  • Known allergy to narcotic medication.
  • Pregnant female patients.
  • Non-English speaking patients
  • History of chronic pain and/or narcotic use preoperatively.

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Opioid counseling group
Counseling provided to patients prior to surgery regarding opioid usage, side effect, long term effect and risks of opioids.
Patients will be randomized to receive counseling regarding opioid medication and post operative pain control.
No Intervention: No Counseling
No preoperative counseling will be provided to this group. Standard medication information will be provided only.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Post operative opioid consumption
Time Frame: 3 months
The primary outcome measure will be post operative opioid consumption.
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Asif Ilyas, Thomas Jefferson University

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 (Anticipated)

June 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2017

Study Completion (Anticipated)

October 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 5, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 30, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

June 1, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 1, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 30, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

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

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