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Impacting the Disposal of Unused Opioid

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Status

Completed

Conditions

Opioid Use and Disposal

Treatments

Other: Pamphlet education + texts
Other: Pamphlet education

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04044105
18092505

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the rates of proper opioid disposal in patients receiving an educational brochure compared to an automated text message delivered directly to patients' cell phones alongside the brochure, compared to no education on the subject.

Full description

Opioids are used to treat acute pain after surgery, but can lead to misuse and abuse. Very few patients properly dispose of unused opioids and the majority of opioids are stored in the home in unlocked containers as opposed to being properly disposed of. Improper disposal of opioid medications is a concern due to the potential for nonmedical use and has the potential to cause injury or death for patients and their family members that can access the medications. The purpose of this study is to compare the rates of proper opioid disposal in patients receiving an educational brochure compared to an automated text message delivered directly to patients' cell phones alongside the brochure, compared to no education on the subject. There is evidence that an educational brochure significantly increases proper disposal rates, albeit only to about 25%. The goal of this study is to evaluate the impact of an educational pamphlet on proper opioid disposal in the total joint arthoplasty population, and to see if the addition of a text messaging system can increase further increase proper disposal rates.

Enrollment

563 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Any patient undergoing primary total hip or knee arthroplasty
  • Age ≥18 years old

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients allergic to oxycodone
  • Patients consuming opioids during the 4 weeks prior to surgery
  • Patients with a history of opioid dependence
  • Patients undergoing revision total knee or hip arthroplasty
  • Non-English speaking patients
  • Age <18 years old

Trial design

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

563 participants in 3 patient groups

No Education
No Intervention group
Description:
Patients in this arm receive no education regarding how to dispose of their opiate medication
Pamphlet education
Experimental group
Description:
Patients receive an educational pamphlet only, to be given at the preoperative teaching class, prior to their standard 3-week postoperative clinic appointment, and prior to their standard 6-week postoperative clinic appointment.
Treatment:
Other: Pamphlet education
Pamphlet education + texts
Experimental group
Description:
Patients receive an educational pamphlet, to be given at the preoperative teaching class, prior to their standard 3-week postoperative clinic appointment, and prior to their standard 6-week postoperative clinic appointment. In addition, 3 automated text messages sent at those same time points.
Treatment:
Other: Pamphlet education + texts

Trial contacts and locations

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