Opiophobia in Postsurgical Adults With Cancer

Recruiting

• Conditions: Opiophobia
• Interventions: Other: 13-item Barriers Questionnaire (BQ-13); Other: Four-item Medication Adherence Questionnaire; Other: 14-item Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

• Registration Number: NCT06536283
• Lead Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Brief Summary

To learn how people who underwent surgery feel about their prescribed opioid medication after they leave the hospital.

Detailed Description

To explore the barriers and fears related to use of opioids among a population of adults who underwent surgery for cancer who were prescribed opioids for home use during the first week following hospital discharge for a surgical treatment of a malignancy.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-07-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-07-31
• Study First Posted: 2024-08-02
• Study Start: 2024-09-16
• Status Verified: 2024-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-08
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-10
• Primary Completion: 2026-12-31
• Study Completion: 2026-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult patient with cancer admitted for cancer-related surgery
2. inpatient surgical hospital stay lasting at least 23 hours
3. discharged home with a prescription for opioid analgesics
4. able to read, speak, and consent in English.

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Exclusion Criteria

1. Age less than 18 years
2. not discharged with a prescription for opioid analgesia to manage pain
3. individuals for whom there is documentation of inability to provide consent in the medical record.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Opiophobia in Postsurgical Adults	14-item Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)	Participants that agree to take part in this study, partiicpants will have a virtual visit, via Zoom, about 7 days after you are discharged from the hospital. The visit will take about 20 minutes, and you will meet with a member of the research team to complete several questionnaires.
Opiophobia in Postsurgical Adults	Four-item Medication Adherence Questionnaire	Participants that agree to take part in this study, partiicpants will have a virtual visit, via Zoom, about 7 days after you are discharged from the hospital. The visit will take about 20 minutes, and you will meet with a member of the research team to complete several questionnaires.
Opiophobia in Postsurgical Adults	13-item Barriers Questionnaire (BQ-13)	Participants that agree to take part in this study, partiicpants will have a virtual visit, via Zoom, about 7 days after you are discharged from the hospital. The visit will take about 20 minutes, and you will meet with a member of the research team to complete several questionnaires.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To explore the barriers and fears related to use of opioids among a population of adults who underwent surgery for cancer.	Through study completion, an average of 1 year.	Use of opioids among a population of adults who underwent surgery for cancer.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Univerisity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States