A study on the effect of information on the use of analgesics in patients after weight loss surgery.
- Conditions
- use of NSAIDSbariatrische chirurgiegebruik van NSAID'sbariatric surgery
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON25083
- Lead Sponsor
- Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden (MCL), Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsMedisch Centrum Leeuwarden (MCL), H. Dunantweg 2, 8934 AD Leeuwarden
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 240
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients who underwent bariatric surgery in Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden (MCL) in the period March to November 2011;
2. Patients who signed and turned in a written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with no medication record at any moment of the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The percentage of users of NSAIDS in the period 6 months before the intervention and in the period 3 to 9 months after the intervention in comparison with the control group. The use is determined by collecting dispensing data from pharmacies 6 months before the intervention and 9 months after the intervention. The use of NSAIDS is to be considered as stopped if there is no use of an NSAID any more in the period 3 to 9 months after the intervention.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method