Patient Utilization of Opioid Destruction Bags in the Post-op Period

University of Nebraska

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Total Hip Arthroplasty; Patient Empowerment; Total Knee Arthoplasty; Opioid Use; Opioid Use, Unspecified

Treatments: Behavioral: Opioid destruction education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05875857

0277-22-EP

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a study on how patients use and store opioid pain medications at home after surgery and what happens to left over pills when patients are done taking them. Participants will be taught the proper storage and destruction of opioid pain medications, then contacted in 6-8 weeks about pain medication used, stored disposed of.

Full description

This is a randomized single-center prospective survey study to describe the utilization of opioid destruction bags in the post-operative period. Participants who underwent surgery for Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) or Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) will be eligible for inclusion if discharging to home with an opioid prescription. Eligible participants will be randomized between two groups: 1) Control group will receive current standard of care 2) Intervention group will receive a specialized handout and patient education on the safe storage of opioid medications, importance of opioid destruction, opioid destruction options and medication destruction (Deterra) bag before discharge. Participants will be phoned/emailed six to eight weeks post-surgery to complete a survey. Attempts will be made on three separate days to reach the participant via phone. If email is preferred, three reminders will be sent to complete the survey. If participant is unreachable, they will be considered lost to follow up. Survey questions will be comprised of various question styles, including: yes/no, multiple choice, and free text answers.

Enrollment: 163 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

19 years of age or older Discharging to home and prescribed opioids at discharge post total knee arthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty

Exclusion criteria

Under 19 years of age Opioid medication use prior to surgery Not prescribed an opioid to take after discharge

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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163 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Control group will receive current standard of care education and surveys at 6-8 weeks post discharge.

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Intervention group will receive a specialized handout and patient education on the safe storage of opioid medications, importance of opioid destruction, opioid destruction options and medication destruction (Deterra) bag before discharge. Surveys will be sent to group at 6-8 weeks post discharge.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Opioid destruction education