Randomized Controlled Trial for Postoperative opt-in Narcotic Treatment in Outpatient Endocrine Surgery
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 102
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- oral morphine equivalents consumed
研究概览
简要总结
pills go unused, generating waste and leaving an opportunity for misuse and abuse.
In a recent study, researchers let patients choose what medications to go home with after surgery. After their thyroid or parathyroid surgery, 96% of patients declined narcotic pain medication. They preferred to manage their pain with acetaminophen instead. Giving patients counseling and empowering them to choose significantly reduces the amount of opioids prescribed and wasted.
The aim of our study is to compare a similar "opt-in" protocol for narcotics to usual care (where patients are routinely discharged with opioids). We would elaborate upon the aforementioned study by studying patient pain scores on a more granular level once they return home.
Our study will be designed as a randomized, controlled trial. When adult patients consent for a thyroid or parathyroid surgery, they will be asked to participate in the study. Patients who are currently using narcotics would be excluded. We would then randomize participants to the "opt-in" protocol versus being provided with a standard opioid prescription after surgery. Patients in the opt-in protocol will be recommended a pain treatment regimen with over-the-counter medications, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen. These patients will be reassured that if their pain is uncontrolled after discharge, a narcotic prescription will be called in to their pharmacy if requested.
We will assess patient pain scores and medication use in the recovery area using the electronic medical record. We will collect data on patient pain scores and medication use after discharge on a daily basis via phone call or electronically transmitted survey. We will also evaluate patients at the time of their follow-up visits. Any patient phone calls will be routed to study personnel who will fill narcotic prescription requests if requested. Finally, among patients who do receive an opioid prescription, we will track their opioid consumption.
详细描述
Due to the current opioid epidemic, there has been increased focus on the prescribing patterns of physicians and greater incentive to reduce the amount of narcotic pain medication prescribed.
A prospective study was recently published in Annals of Surgery by Ruffolo et al. which described an opt-in narcotic treatment program for 216 patients who underwent outpatient endocrine cervical surgery (1). Patients were counseled in the pre-operative visit that after the surgery, they would be provided the option of narcotic pain medication versus over-the-counter medication. Prior to discharge, patients were evaluated by a member of the surgical team and offered a choice of postoperative pain medications. The study found only 4% of patients requested narcotic pain medication and achieved a 96.6% reduction in postoperative narcotic use. No patients called in to request narcotic pain medication after discharge.
The study participants were compared to a retrospective cohort of patients who were given narcotic medication postoperatively as the default option. There have been no randomized controlled trials comparing the two pain medication strategies in outpatient cervical endocrine surgery. Additionally, in that study, the level of postoperative pain was not fully assessed and quality of life measures were not studied.
In our institutional practice, having a member of the surgical team visit the patient at the bedside to assess pain level is not part of the standard postoperative work flow, given that the operative team is usually operating at the time the patient is discharged. In order to assess the feasibility of implementing such a program within our practice, we plan to develop alternative methods of presenting the decision for postoperative pain treatment in the immediate postoperative period that fits into our standard practice.
Significance:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Care Provider)
盲法说明
Attending surgeons are not aware of participant treatment arm until after the participant undergoes their operation
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Eligibility for outpatient parathyroidectomy, thyroidectomy or neck dissection Patients aged 18 or older English-speaking: Our provided materials (video instruction, written instructions, survey material) will be in English and we want to ensure clear communication with our study subjects. Once we have demonstrated feasibility of such an opt-in policy with our English-speaking subjects, we will expand our materials to additional languages.
排除标准
- •Prior history of narcotic use Inpatient admission after surgery
结局指标
主要结局
oral morphine equivalents consumed
时间窗: Postoperative Day 0-7
Possible predictors for narcotic use or higher pain scores will be assessed, including age, sex, type of surgery and preoperative questionnaire (PHQ-9) score using a mixed-effects model.
Postoperative pain scores
时间窗: Postoperative Day 0-7
Pain scores will be compared using regression analysis and t-tests.
次要结局
- Postoperative Day 0-7(Postoperative Day 7)
研究者
James Wu, MD
Dr. James Wu
University of California, Los Angeles