Opioid Counseling Following Orthopaedic Surgery

October 23, 2019 updated by: Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

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

Postoperative pain management and opioid consumption following outpatient orthopaedic surgery may be influenced by a number of variables including knowledge of safe opioid use. A prospective randomized study is designed to understand the effect of preoperative opioid counseling on postoperative opioid consumption and the typical opioid consumption patterns following common outpatient orthopaedic surgeries. The hypothesis was that patients who received preoperative opioid counseling will consume less postoperative opioid medication and experience greater satisfaction with pain management.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

237

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
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19148
        • Rothman Institute

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:

  • Patients undergoing shoulder, elbow, wrist, knee, foot, and/or ankle surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • male of female less than 18 years old
  • patients schedule to undergo inpatient procedures
  • patients undergoing surgeries distal to the wrist
  • patients undergoing surgeries under local anesthesia only

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Peroperative counseling
Other: Preoperative opioid counseling
preoperative counseling consists of education with a brief multi-media presentation in the preoperative area on the day of surgery using a handheld tablet. The message of the preoperative counseling consisted of: 1) Background on the opioid epidemic including basic facts and consequences, 2) Description of risk factors for opioid abuse and how to consume opioids safely, 3) Information on the specific opioid the patient was prescribed and the anticipated amount and duration of use postoperatively, 4) Encouraging the use of non-opioid therapy prior to taking the prescribed opioids or quickly transitioning to non-opioid medications postoperatively, and 5) Contact information and instructions to call if the patient experienced any adverse events and/or if additional pain medication is needed.
No Intervention: No preoperative counseling

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of pills consumed
Time Frame: Up to 6 weeks
Patients asked to keep daily diary which includes number of pills consumed during the post-operative period
Up to 6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Morphine equivalents (MEQ)
Time Frame: Up to 6 weeks
MEQs is a standardized method of comparing different types of pain medication with a gold-standard. All pain medication can be converted to MEQs
Up to 6 weeks
Visual Analog Scale (pain) Pain
Time Frame: Up to 6 weeks
Pain as reported by patients on a daily basis via diaries
Up to 6 weeks
Patient satisfaction with pain management: 5 point Likert Scale
Time Frame: Up to 6 weeks
Satisfaction with pain management as reported daily by patients using a 5 point Likert Scale
Up to 6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

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)

June 19, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 2, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 21, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 23, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

October 24, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 24, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 23, 2019

Last Verified

October 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Ilyas2019

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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