Effectiveness of a Preoperative Educational Video for Reducing Opioid Consumption After Hand Surgery
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Enrollment
- 119
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Morphine milliequivalents consumed in 2 weeks postoperatively
Study Overview
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 Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
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
Arms & Interventions
Soft tissue surgery - preoperative video
Patients > 18 years old undergoing elective hand surgery (soft tissue) for which the surgeon is planning to prescribe opioids for postoperative pain control.
Intervention: Educational video (Other)
Soft tissue surgery - no video
Patients > 18 years old undergoing elective hand surgery (soft tissue) for which the surgeon is planning to prescribe opioids for postoperative pain control.
Bone/joint surgery - preoperative video
Patients > 18 years old undergoing elective hand surgery (bone/joint) for which the surgeon is planning to prescribe opioids for postoperative pain control.
Intervention: Educational video (Other)
Bone/joint surgery - no video
Patients > 18 years old undergoing elective hand surgery (bone/joint) for which the surgeon is planning to prescribe opioids for postoperative pain control.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Morphine milliequivalents consumed in 2 weeks postoperatively
Time Frame: 2 weeks after surgery
Total morphine mEq consumed in 2 weeks after surgery
Secondary Outcomes
- Visual Analog Scale(2 weeks after surgery)
- Patient satisfaction(7-10 days after surgery)
- Proper disposal(2 weeks after surgery)
Investigators
David Kalainov
Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Northwestern University