WorkWell - Preventing Prescription Opioid Misuse Among Employees Working in High Risk Industries

Prevention Strategies, LLC759 enrolled

Overview

WorkWell is a mobile-delivered behavioral intervention designed to prevent prescription opioid misuse and overuse among construction workers and healthcare workers. Two sequential randomized factorial optimization trials evaluated intervention lessons targeting opioid-related beliefs, norms, pain-management alternatives, and patient-provider communication. Participants completed assessments at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and approximately 30 days later.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

759

Conditions

Opioids

Interventions

WorkWellBEHAVIORAL

Mobile-delivered behavioral intervention designed to prevent prescription opioid misuse and overuse among construction workers and nurses. WorkWell includes lessons addressing opioid-related knowledge, expectancies, norms, pain management alternatives, and patient-provider communication.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Age 18 years or older Construction worker, nurse, or nursing assistant Exclusion Criteria: Under 18 years of age Not employed as a construction worker, nurse, or nursing assistant

Locations (2)

Cone Health

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Samet Corporation

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Expectancies

Prescription opioid misuse and/or overuse expectancies held by construction workers and nurses.

Time frame: Measured at pre-survey, immediate post survey, and then 30 days following post survey

Normative Perceptions

Prescription opioid misuse and/or overuse normative perceptions held by construction workers and nurses.

Time frame: Measured at pre-survey, immediate post survey, and then 30 days following post survey

Behavioral Contral

Perceived behavioral control of prescription opioid misuse and/or overuse intentions held by construction workers and nurses.

Time frame: Measured at pre-survey, immediate post survey, and then 30 days following post survey

Intentions

Intentions to misuse and/or overuse prescription opioids among construction workers and nurses.

Time frame: Measured at pre-survey, immediate post survey, and then 30 days following post survey

Secondary Outcomes

Initiation

Initiation of prescription opioid misuse and/or overuse among construction workers and nurses.

Time frame: Measured at pre-survey and then 30 days following post survey

Opioid Misuse

Prescription opioid misuse reported by construction workers and nurses.

Time frame: Measured at pre-survey and then 30 days following post survey

Opioid Overuse

Prescription opioid overuse reported by construction workers.

Time frame: Measured at pre-survey and then 30 days following post survey

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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