Prescribing Vs. Recommending Over-The-Counter (PROTECT) Analgesics for Patients with Postoperative Pain: a Project on Non-Opioid Pain Medication Use After Discharge from Elective Surgery
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Acute Pain
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Enrollment
- 250
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Patient use of acetaminophen within 3 days after discharge from surgery
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
This is a research project in which two standard of care practices will be evaluated to examine the difference in outcomes. The goal is to improve patient care and safety. One group will receive prescriptions for acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and magnesium. The other group will receive the recommendation to take acetaminophen, NSAIDs, and magnesium as over-the-counter drugs in the same dosage as the prescription group. The same doses and routes for non-opioid medications will be used in both groups.
Investigators
Mark Bicket, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Anticipated to be prescribed and use an opioid medication to treat acute pain after elective outpatient surgery
Exclusion Criteria
- •Contraindications to taking acetaminophen or NSAIDs
- •Significant analgesic medication use before surgery
- •Inability to receive emails or phone calls for follow up assessment
- •Patients who have reoperation, another surgery, or experience complications within 14 days after surgery
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Patient use of acetaminophen within 3 days after discharge from surgery
Time Frame: 3 days following surgery discharge
Patient-reported use of acetaminophen at any point in time within the first 3 days at home after discharge from surgery.
Maximal consumption of acetaminophen and NSAIDs within 3 days after discharge from surgery
Time Frame: 3 days following surgery discharge
Patient report of the number of doses within the first 3 days of the use of both acetaminophen and NSAID at home after discharge from surgery. Patients are anticipated to take up to 4 doses of acetaminophen and NSAIDs per day. Over 3 days, patients would be anticipated to take a maximum of 12 doses. This outcome is a count that ranges from 0 (no doses of acetaminophen plus NSAIDs) to 12.
Patient use of NSAIDS within 3 days after discharge from surgery
Time Frame: 3 days following surgery discharge
Patient-reported use of NSAIDs at any point in time within the first 3 days at home after discharge from surgery.
Patient use of acetaminophen and NSAID with opioid within 3 days after discharge from surgery
Time Frame: 3 days following surgery discharge
Patient-reported use of both acetaminophen and NSAID on every day oral pain medication is taken within the first 3 days at home after discharge from surgery.
Delayed acetaminophen and NSAID use as reported at 12-16 days after discharge from surgery
Time Frame: 12-16 days following surgery discharge
Patient-reported use of acetaminophen and/or NSAIDs in the second week after discharge from surgery.
Secondary Outcomes
- Patient-reported consumption of opioid pills as reported at 12-16 days after discharge from surgery(12-16 days following surgery discharge)
- Pain intensity at site of surgery as reported at 12-16 days following surgery discharge(3 days following surgery discharge)
- Medication side effects within 3 days following surgery discharge(3 days following surgery discharge)
- Patient satisfaction with pain treatment within 3 days following surgery discharge(3 days following surgery discharge)
- Patient-reported consumption of opioid pills within 3 days after discharge from surgery(3 days following surgery discharge)
- Pain intensity at site of surgery 3 days following surgery discharge(3 days following surgery discharge)
- Patient use of magnesium within 3 days after discharge from surgery(3 days following surgery discharge)
- Delayed magnesium use days as reported at 12-16 days after discharge from surgery(12-16 days following surgery discharge)