Increasing Awareness of Opioid Disposal in the Orthopedic Patient Population

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Knee Total Joint Replacement; Hip Total Joint Replacement

• Registration Number: NCT03954964
• Lead Sponsor: Mayo Clinic

Brief Summary

Researchers are trying to determine if providing education on proper disposal of unused opioid medications to the orthopedic patient undergoing a planned hip or knee total joint replacement will increase the percentage of patients who properly dispose of unused opioids.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-05-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-05-16
• Study First Posted: 2019-05-17
• Study Start: 2019-06-03
• Primary Completion: 2019-12-31
• Study Completion: 2019-12-31
• Status Verified: 2020-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-03-25
• Last Update Posted: 2020-03-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult 18 + years
• Planned total hip or knee replacement surgery
• English speaking

Exclusion Criteria

• Pediatric patients 17 and younger
• Non-English speaking patients
• Total joint replacement surgery other than Hip and Knee

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Disposal of unused prescription pain medication	12 weeks post operative	Number of subjects to self-report disposal of unused prescription pain medication on the twelve week post operative visit survey
Use of medication deactivation bag	12 weeks post operative	Number of subjects to self-report disposal of unused prescription pain medication via the medication deactivation bag on the twelve week post operative visit survey

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic in Arizona; 🇺🇸 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States