Video-based, Patient-Focused Opioid Education in the Perioperative Period

University of Arkansas110 enrolled

Overview

This is a pilot study designed to assess the feasibility of using a novel, video-based opioid education tool for opioid naïve ambulatory surgery patients in the perioperative period.

Patients will be randomized to a video or no video prior to surgery then administered a phone questionnaire at post-op day 7, 30, and 90. The Arkansas Prescriptions Drug Monitoring Database will also be accessed for information on opioid prescription refills. The overall goal of the study is to evaluate the effect that video-based opioid education has on narcotic intake after outpatient surgery. The duration of the study will be approximately 3 months, plus a single 1-hour long focus group if desired by the patient.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

110

Conditions

Opioid Use Chronic Pain Post-Procedural

Interventions

VideoOTHER

A 5 minute video on the risks and benefits of opioids, alternative methods to reduce pain, and the proper handling and storage of opioids will be shown.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women 18 years or older * Not chronically receiving opioid analgesics * Patients who have not taken opioids 30 days pre-operatively * Undergoing surgical procedure not requiring overnight hospital stay Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking * Legally deaf or blind * On opiate contract * Has taken oral narcotic in the past 30 days * Unable to operate a telephone

Locations (1)

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Knowledge of Post Operative Opioids

Knowledge of Post operative Opioids after surgery via 7 day post operative phone call. Knowledge is measured on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being complete knowledge and 1 being no knowledge.

Time frame: 7 days

Number of Patients Who Discontinued Opioids by 3 Months

Post-operative pain control as determined by opioid utilization at three months. This is the number of patients that have discontinued opioids at the 3 month mark.

Time frame: Up to 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Development of Chronic Opioid Use

Feasibility of collecting data on the percentage of patients who develop chronic opioid use. This is measured as the number of patients who received an opioid prescription per the Arkansas prescription drug monitoring database during the 90-150 day period post operatively.

Time frame: 90-150 days

Number of Total Days to Opioid Cessation

Feasibility of collecting data on the number of days until opioid cessation

Time frame: Up to 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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