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NCT Number: NCT02621411

Observational Study of Preoperative Screen for Substance Abuse

Substance abuse is a growing problem world wide, and treatment of substance abusers in the perioperative period, especially for emergency operation is challenging. The objectives of this study are to determine the proportions of substance abusers in the trauma patients undergoing emergency operation by preoperative screen, observe the differences of consumption of anesthetics and other medications during perioperative period between substance abusers and non-abusers, as well as postoperative complications, and explore an optimal scheme for substance abusers.

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Key information

Conditions

Preoperative Screen for Substance Abuse in in Patients Undergoing Emergency Operation Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

16 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

West China Hospital, Sichuan University

Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients aged 16~70 years；
  • Informed consent signed

Exclusion criteria

  • Aged<16 years or >70 years；
  • Refuse to sign consent;
  • Other conditions that may preclude the patients from the study, such as language barrier, psychiatric disorders, unable to attend research center for follow up.
  • Patients who enrolled to another research study or are taking experimental medication in last 3 months prior to this study.
  • Not suitable for the study, after assessment by the investigators.

Treatment and study plan

Substance use

Drug

Patients are found use of substances by preoperative screen

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of substance abuser in all the emergency operation patients

    Time frame: 1 year

    The proportion will be calculated as the number of substance abusers / total number of enrolled calculated as the number of substance abusers / total number of enrolled patients

Secondary outcomes

  1. Perioperative consumption of medications

    Time frame: 1 day

    Perioperative consumption of sulfentanil, midazolam, propofol, and muscle relaxant in substance abusers and non-abusers.

  2. Incidence and severity of postoperative complications

    Time frame: 30 days

Other outcomes

  1. Proportion of HIV, HCV, syphilis positive in substance abusers and non-abusers.

    Time frame: 1 day

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

West China Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Preoperative Screen for Substance Abuse in Trauma Patients Undergoing Emergency Operation: a Prospective Observational Study

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2017
First posted
Dec 3, 2015
Registry last updated
Apr 4, 2017

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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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