Excess Opioid Disposal Following Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Medication Disposal; Behavior
• Interventions: Device: Deterra Drug Deactivation System

• Registration Number: NCT03285061
• Lead Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Brief Summary

This study aims to survey the drug disposal methods of orthopedic foot and ankle patients with excess pain medication following and operation. The study is a randomized control trial comparing the use of FDA approved at home disposal methods to current clinical methods of recommending disposal at medication drop off locations.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-09-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-09-14
• Study First Posted: 2017-09-15
• Study Start: 2017-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-07-01
• Study Completion: 2019-07-01
• Results First Submitted: 2020-11-13
• Status Verified: 2021-01
• Results First Submitted QC: 2021-01-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-03
• Results First Posted: 2021-01-06
• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

• This study will include foot and ankle orthopedic patients at Brigham and Women's Hospital undergoing a surgical procedure.

Exclusion Criteria

• Those under age 18 will be excluded from this study, as their variation in care could affect the data. We will also exclude adults with impaired decision-making capacity and adults who take methadone or have a history of prior opioid dependence.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
At Home Disposal	Deterra Drug Deactivation System	With patients' prescription for post operative pain medication, a Deterra portable drug deactivation system will be provided, along with instructions on proper use. They will be asked complete a survey at their 6 post operative follow-up on excess medication disposal.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Participants Who Safely Disposed The Excess Medication	6 weeks	Patients will be given a survey to obtain their method of disposal for excess post-operative pain medication.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Brigham and Women's Hospital; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States