Effect of an Opioid Disposal Pouch Versus Usual Care on Post Discharge Disposal of Unused Medication
- Conditions
- Drug Prescriptions
- Interventions
- Other: Disposal pouch
- Registration Number
- NCT04553588
- Lead Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
- Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine if opioid disposal bags/pouches are an effective method for disposing of unused opioid medications postoperatively
- Detailed Description
Opioids are dispensed regularly to manage postoperative pain in patients undergoing surgery in hospitals and same day surgery centers. There has been a rise in the number of opioid misuse and overdoses nationally, with Ohio ranked first in the nation for drug overdose deaths in 2014 and Cuyahoga County leading the state with 666 overdose deaths in 2016(ref) As health care providers, it is our responsibility to respond to this epidemic. One measure to address this is to reduce the number of unused prescription opioids that remain in patients' possession when they no longer need them. (ref) Doing so will maximize safety by decreasing the availability of unused opioids. The purpose of this study is to determine if a product that deactivates opioids will be used as designed after oral opioid medication is no longer needed. The design of this study is a quality initiative project using a randomized control design. The setting is a surgery center in a suburban hospital in Cuyahoga County. The population is all adult surgery center patients that are prescribed opioids postoperatively who are discharged the same day. In addition to usual care, a medication disposal bag with instructions on how to use will be given to the patient prior to discharge. The patient will be called 30-45 days post discharge. The data will be collected on a case report form that will include information about disposal and information obtained from the patients medical record.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 313
Not provided
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Opioid Disposal Pouch Disposal pouch an opioid disposal pouch to inactivate and dispose of unused opioid medication within the first 30 days after surgery
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rate of Disposal of Unused Opioid Medication 30 days postoperatively rate of patient reported unused oral opioid medication disposal between groups
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Odds of disposal pouch use after adjusting for group assignment 30 days postoperatively Odds of disposal pouch use after adjusting for group assignment (usual care versus disposal pouch group)
Odds of disposal pouch use after adjusting for surgical procedure type 30 days postoperatively Odds of disposal pouch use after adjusting for surgical procedure type
Odds of disposal pouch use after adjusting for pain level on the worst day of postoperative pain 30 days postoperatively Odds of disposal pouch use after adjusting for pain level on the worst day of postoperative pain
Odds of disposal pouch use after adjusting for preoperative opioid use 30 days postoperatively Odds of disposal pouch use after adjusting for preoperative opioid use
Odds of disposal pouch use after adjusting for race 30 days postoperatively Odds of disposal pouch use after adjusting for race
Odds of disposal pouch use after adjusting for gender 30 days postoperatively Odds of disposal pouch use after adjusting for gender
Odds of disposal pouch use after adjusting for insurance type 30 days Odds of disposal pouch use after adjusting for insurance type
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Cleveland Clinic Health System
🇺🇸Cleveland, Ohio, United States