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Study of Opioid Use After Lumbar and Cervical Spine Surgery

NCT02674711 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2023-05-19

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Summary

The purpose of this project is to assess the impact of an educational video on the use of prescription opioid medication during a 6-month period following spine surgery. Subjects will be recruited from the pool of patients coming in for the pre-operative appointment prior to spine surgery. Patients that consent and enroll will be randomized to receive either a brief educational video at this appointment or usual care. Patients will be followed after surgery weekly for the first month, and then again at 6 months to determine their prescription opioid medication utilization patterns. Prescription data will also be pulled from electronic medical records.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain
  • Opiate Addiction
  • Neck Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Educational Video

The content of the education focus on providing a historical perspective for opioid prescription from the time when the risk of dependence was highly underestimated. The video discusses the current evidence for the effect of opioid medications in non-cancer non-acute pain. It also discusses some of the dangers of long-term opioid usage. The video is 11 and ½ minutes long.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baylor University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Brooke Army Medical Center

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel Rhon, DPT, DSc · Brooke Army Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-31
Primary Completion
2017-02-28
Completion
2018-06-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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