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NCT Number: NCT03954964

Increasing Awareness of Opioid Disposal in the Orthopedic Patient Population

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Knee Total Joint Replacement Hip Total Joint Replacement

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

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

Treatment and study plan

Education on disposal of opioids

Behavioral

Current class curriculum including education about pain management with additional education about the disposal of opioids.

Primary outcomes

  1. Disposal of unused prescription pain medication

    Time frame: 12 weeks post operative

    Number of subjects to self-report disposal of unused prescription pain medication on the twelve week post operative visit survey

  2. Use of medication deactivation bag

    Time frame: 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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
May 17, 2019
Registry last updated
Mar 26, 2020

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