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A study on the effect of information on the use of analgesics in patients after weight loss surgery.

Conditions
use of NSAIDSbariatrische chirurgie
gebruik van NSAID's
bariatric 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

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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
NameTimeMethod
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
NameTimeMethod
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