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NCT Number: NCT04625868

Effectiveness of a Preoperative Educational Video for Reducing Opioid Consumption After Hand Surgery

This study seeks to determine if watching a preoperative educational video influences opioid consumption and proper disposal following elective hand surgery.

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Key information

Conditions

Opioid Use Disease Hand Injuries Hand Injuries and Disorders Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Surgery Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

About this study

This study seeks to determine if watching a preoperative educational video influences opioid consumption and proper disposal following elective hand surgery. Patients undergoing elective hand surgery are randomized to either watch a preoperative educational video or not. Patients are asked to record their pain medication usage postoperatively, as well as their daily pain levels and satisfaction with their pain control after surgery.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • undergoing elective hand surgery
  • surgeon is planning to prescribe opioids for postoperative pain control

Exclusion criteria

  • emergent surgery
  • surgeon not planning to prescribe opioids for postoperative pain control

Treatment and study plan

Educational Video

Other

Patients will watch a preoperative educational video on proper opioid use and disposal.

Primary outcomes

  1. Morphine milliequivalents consumed in 2 weeks postoperatively

    Time frame: 2 weeks after surgery

    Total morphine mEq consumed in 2 weeks after surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Visual Analog Scale

    Time frame: 2 weeks after surgery

    Average daily Visual Analog Scaled pain score recorded after surgery. Pain will be recorded on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain possible).

  2. Patient satisfaction

    Time frame: 7-10 days after surgery

    Patient satisfaction with pain control after surgery. Satisfaction will be measured on a Likert scale with the following question: "How satisfied have you been with your pain management after surgery?". Answer choices are: Very unsatisfied, unsatisfied, neutral, satisfied, very satisfied.

  3. Proper disposal

    Time frame: 2 weeks after surgery

    Self-reported proper disposal of unused opioids after surgery. Patients will be asked in a postoperative survey if they used all of the pills in their initial postoperative prescription. If they did not, they will be asked "Have you disposed of your unused opioids via a DEA-approved method (I.e. at a pharmacy or other safe location?)" as a yes or no question.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Northwestern University

Other

Collaborators

  • American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Nov 12, 2020
Registry last updated
Sep 10, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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