Excess Opioid Disposal Following Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery

Mass General Brigham

Status: Completed

Conditions: Behavior; Medication Disposal

Treatments: Device: Deterra Drug Deactivation System

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03285061

2017P002031

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to survey the drug disposal methods of orthopedic foot and ankle patients with excess pain medication following and operation. The study is a randomized control trial comparing the use of FDA approved at home disposal methods to current clinical methods of recommending disposal at medication drop off locations.

Enrollment: 75 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• This study will include foot and ankle orthopedic patients at Brigham and Women's Hospital undergoing a surgical procedure.

Exclusion criteria

• Those under age 18 will be excluded from this study, as their variation in care could affect the data. We will also exclude adults with impaired decision-making capacity and adults who take methadone or have a history of prior opioid dependence.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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75 participants in 2 patient groups

Standard Disposal Instructions

No Intervention group

Description:

These patients will receive standard instructions on proper disposal of excess pain medication following orthopedic foot and ankle surgery. They will be asked complete a survey at their 6 post operative follow-up on excess medication disposal.

At Home Disposal

Experimental group

Description:

With patients' prescription for post operative pain medication, a Deterra portable drug deactivation system will be provided, along with instructions on proper use. They will be asked complete a survey at their 6 post operative follow-up on excess medication disposal.

Treatment:

Device: Deterra Drug Deactivation System