Reducing Prescription Opioid Misuse: Dental Provider Intervention Development
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Methodological Feasibility: Follow-Up Completion Rates
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This is a randomized controlled pilot trial to establish methodological feasibility and determine whether a web-based, continuing dental education intervention regarding opioid prescribing risk mitigation strategies - consistent with ADA guidelines - produces pre-to-post changes in knowledge, motivation, and behavioral skills pertaining to the use of risk mitigation strategies when prescribing opioids in dental practice. The current study involves completion of a self-report pre-test (dentists), randomization to complete ROPEs or attention control intervention, completion of a self-report post-test (immediately following intervention/control completion), and completion of 1-month self-report follow-up assessment.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Male or female; any race or ethnicity; age 21-85 years.
- •Able to comprehend English.
- •Be either a licensed dental practitioner currently practicing or a Resident enrolled in the College of Dental Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina or a practicing dentist in the Charleston-county area or a licensed dental practitioner currently participating in the National Dental Practice Based Research Network (NDPBRN).
- •Report having ever prescribed an opioid analgesic to a patient
- •Must have Internet access
- •Must have a valid, usable email account
- •Must agree to complete all study measurements.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Unable to provide informed consent due to mental or physical limitations.
- •Participation in ROPEs intervention development focus groups.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Methodological Feasibility: Follow-Up Completion Rates
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 4-6 weeks (Baseline and one-month follow-up)
Percent of baseline participants completing the one-month follow-up assessment
Methodological Feasibility: Time to Complete Intervention
Time Frame: Baseline completion component, approximately 90 minutes
Time participant takes to finish engaging with ROPES intervention or control intervention
Methodological Feasibility: Completion Rates
Time Frame: Baseline completion, approximately 2 hours
Percent of Patients Completing ROPES (or control)
Methodological Feasibility: Recruitment Rate
Time Frame: Baseline completion, approximately 2 hours
Number of participants enrolled and randomized out of the number of individuals expressing interest and receiving log-in credentials.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change at Post-test From Baseline in Knowledge Change Questionnaire Score(Single time point from pre-intervention to immediately post-intervention)
- Change at 1-Month Follow-Up From Baseline in Knowledge Change Questionnaire Score(Through study completion, an average of 4-6 weeks (Baseline and one-month follow-up))
Investigators
Jenna McCauley
Assistant Professor
Medical University of South Carolina