Effectiveness of a Preoperative Educational Video for Reducing Opioid Consumption After Hand Surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hand Injuries and Disorders; Surgery; Opioid Use

• Registration Number: NCT04625868
• Lead Sponsor: Northwestern University

Brief Summary

This study seeks to determine if watching a preoperative educational video influences opioid consumption and proper disposal following elective hand surgery.

Detailed Description

This study seeks to determine if watching a preoperative educational video influences opioid consumption and proper disposal following elective hand surgery. Patients undergoing elective hand surgery are randomized to either watch a preoperative educational video or not. Patients are asked to record their pain medication usage postoperatively, as well as their daily pain levels and satisfaction with their pain control after surgery.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-05-29
• Study First Submitted: 2020-07-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-11-09
• Study First Posted: 2020-11-12
• Primary Completion: 2021-03-01
• Study Completion: 2021-03-01
• Status Verified: 2021-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-09-08
• Last Update Posted: 2021-09-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 119

Inclusion Criteria

• undergoing elective hand surgery
• surgeon is planning to prescribe opioids for postoperative pain control

Exclusion Criteria

• emergent surgery
• surgeon not planning to prescribe opioids for postoperative pain control

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Morphine milliequivalents consumed in 2 weeks postoperatively	2 weeks after surgery	Total morphine mEq consumed in 2 weeks after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analog Scale	2 weeks after surgery	Average daily Visual Analog Scaled pain score recorded after surgery. Pain will be recorded on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain possible).
Patient satisfaction	7-10 days after surgery	Patient satisfaction with pain control after surgery. Satisfaction will be measured on a Likert scale with the following question: "How satisfied have you been with your pain management after surgery?". Answer choices are: Very unsatisfied, unsatisfied, neutral, satisfied, very satisfied.
Proper disposal	2 weeks after surgery	Self-reported proper disposal of unused opioids after surgery. Patients will be asked in a postoperative survey if they used all of the pills in their initial postoperative prescription. If they did not, they will be asked "Have you disposed of your unused opioids via a DEA-approved method (I.e. at a pharmacy or other safe location?)" as a yes or no question.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Northwestern Memorial Hospital; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States