Family Experience of Home Opioid Use After Pediatric Surgery

N/ACompletedNCT03562013

The Hospital for Sick Children89 enrolled

Overview

A systematic review examining outpatient opioid use identified only three pediatric studies published between 2015 and 2016. Of these three, two studies had a short-term follow up with patients at three days after discharge; moreover, these three studies were limited by focusing on one surgical population, restriction of data to 0-12 yr old participants, and the other being a brief report. As a result, there are no pediatric studies that have examined opioid use amongst 0-18 yr olds, across multiple surgery types, and beyond 3 days after discharge.

This study is being done to learn how long children (0-18 yrs) needed to use the prescribed opioid medication for and how families can be better prepared to provide adequate and safe pain management at home. Follow up will take place 28 days after discharge from the hospital.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Pain Management

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 DayMax age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Families are filling a prescription for opioid medications at Shoppers Drug Mart at The Hospital for Sick Children * Parent has strong command of the English language (i.e., no interpreter required) Exclusion Criteria: * Child has used opioid medication at home within 6 months before the date of their surgical procedure * Child has history of chronic pain * Child is being discharged to a rehabilitation facility anticipated

Locations (1)

The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Questionnaire on Opioid use

Questionnaire on how families provide adequate and safe pain management at home

Time frame: 28 days following discharge from hospital

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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