Trial Outcomes & Findings for De-Implementing Opioids for Dental Extractions (NCT NCT03584789)

NCT ID: NCT03584789

Last Updated: 2022-08-30

Results Overview

Number of participants prescribed an opioid.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

5722 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

At the extraction encounter

Results posted on

2022-08-30

Participant Flow

Unit of analysis: Dentists

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Standard Practice
Standard Practice: The patients in this arm were part of usual care with their dental provider.
Clinical Decision Support
Clinical Decision Support: A clinical decision support system designed to assist dentists in providing optimal pain management for patients without resorting to opioids when a non-opioid alternative would suffice. It provides pertinent clinical information to the dentist, including point-of-care access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
Clinical Decision Support + Education
Clinical Decision Support: A clinical decision support system designed to assist dentists in providing optimal pain management for patients without resorting to opioids when a non-opioid alternative would suffice. It provides pertinent clinical information to the dentist, including point-of-care access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Patient education: Patient education regarding pain management before and after dental extraction, including information about the risks and benefits of various strategies.
Overall Study
STARTED
1739 17
2297 16
1686 17
Overall Study
COMPLETED
1720 16
2269 14
1660 13
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
19 1
28 2
26 4

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Standard Practice
Standard Practice: The patients in this arm were part of usual care with their dental provider.
Clinical Decision Support
Clinical Decision Support: A clinical decision support system designed to assist dentists in providing optimal pain management for patients without resorting to opioids when a non-opioid alternative would suffice. It provides pertinent clinical information to the dentist, including point-of-care access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
Clinical Decision Support + Education
Clinical Decision Support: A clinical decision support system designed to assist dentists in providing optimal pain management for patients without resorting to opioids when a non-opioid alternative would suffice. It provides pertinent clinical information to the dentist, including point-of-care access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Patient education: Patient education regarding pain management before and after dental extraction, including information about the risks and benefits of various strategies.
Overall Study
refused EHR permission
19
28
23
Overall Study
patients tied to a provider who retired
0
0
3

Baseline Characteristics

De-Implementing Opioids for Dental Extractions

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Clinical Decision Support
n=2269 Participants
Clinical Decision Support: A clinical decision support system designed to assist dentists in providing optimal pain management for patients without resorting to opioids when a non-opioid alternative would suffice. It provides pertinent clinical information to the dentist, including point-of-care access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
Clinical Decision Support + Education
n=1660 Participants
Clinical Decision Support: A clinical decision support system designed to assist dentists in providing optimal pain management for patients without resorting to opioids when a non-opioid alternative would suffice. It provides pertinent clinical information to the dentist, including point-of-care access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Patient education: Patient education regarding pain management before and after dental extraction, including information about the risks and benefits of various strategies.
Total
n=5649 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Standard Practice
n=1720 Participants
Standard Practice: The patients in this arm were part of usual care with their dental provider.
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
151 Participants
n=107 Participants
89 Participants
n=206 Participants
355 Participants
n=7 Participants
115 Participants
n=99 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
1598 Participants
n=107 Participants
1136 Participants
n=206 Participants
4024 Participants
n=7 Participants
1290 Participants
n=99 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
520 Participants
n=107 Participants
435 Participants
n=206 Participants
1270 Participants
n=7 Participants
315 Participants
n=99 Participants
Age, Continuous
46.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 20.6 • n=107 Participants
49.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 20.0 • n=206 Participants
47.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 20.1 • n=7 Participants
45.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 19.4 • n=99 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1284 Participants
n=107 Participants
937 Participants
n=206 Participants
3240 Participants
n=7 Participants
1019 Participants
n=99 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
985 Participants
n=107 Participants
723 Participants
n=206 Participants
2409 Participants
n=7 Participants
701 Participants
n=99 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
113 Participants
n=107 Participants
71 Participants
n=206 Participants
275 Participants
n=7 Participants
91 Participants
n=99 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
1479 Participants
n=107 Participants
1073 Participants
n=206 Participants
3826 Participants
n=7 Participants
1274 Participants
n=99 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
677 Participants
n=107 Participants
516 Participants
n=206 Participants
1548 Participants
n=7 Participants
355 Participants
n=99 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
17 Participants
n=107 Participants
11 Participants
n=206 Participants
41 Participants
n=7 Participants
13 Participants
n=99 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
183 Participants
n=107 Participants
132 Participants
n=206 Participants
457 Participants
n=7 Participants
142 Participants
n=99 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
2 Participants
n=107 Participants
3 Participants
n=206 Participants
7 Participants
n=7 Participants
2 Participants
n=99 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
421 Participants
n=107 Participants
284 Participants
n=206 Participants
1029 Participants
n=7 Participants
324 Participants
n=99 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
1217 Participants
n=107 Participants
950 Participants
n=206 Participants
3120 Participants
n=7 Participants
953 Participants
n=99 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
29 Participants
n=107 Participants
10 Participants
n=206 Participants
53 Participants
n=7 Participants
14 Participants
n=99 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
400 Participants
n=107 Participants
270 Participants
n=206 Participants
942 Participants
n=7 Participants
272 Participants
n=99 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: At the extraction encounter

Population: 73 participants declined use of their EHR data

Number of participants prescribed an opioid.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Standard Practice
n=1720 Participants
Standard Practice: The patients in this arm were part of usual care with their dental provider.
Clinical Decision Support
n=2269 Participants
Clinical Decision Support: A clinical decision support system designed to assist dentists in providing optimal pain management for patients without resorting to opioids when a non-opioid alternative would suffice. It provides pertinent clinical information to the dentist, including point-of-care access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
Clinical Decision Support + Education
n=1660 Participants
Clinical Decision Support: A clinical decision support system designed to assist dentists in providing optimal pain management for patients without resorting to opioids when a non-opioid alternative would suffice. It provides pertinent clinical information to the dentist, including point-of-care access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Patient education: Patient education regarding pain management before and after dental extraction, including information about the risks and benefits of various strategies.
Opioid Prescribing at the Extraction Encounter
443 Participants
643 Participants
418 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: At the extraction encounter

Population: 73 participants declined use of their EHR data

Number of participants prescribed or recommended non-opioid analgesics (ibuprofen, naproxen, aspirin, or acetaminophen) and did not prescribe opioids (at the time of the extraction encounter).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Standard Practice
n=1720 Participants
Standard Practice: The patients in this arm were part of usual care with their dental provider.
Clinical Decision Support
n=2269 Participants
Clinical Decision Support: A clinical decision support system designed to assist dentists in providing optimal pain management for patients without resorting to opioids when a non-opioid alternative would suffice. It provides pertinent clinical information to the dentist, including point-of-care access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
Clinical Decision Support + Education
n=1660 Participants
Clinical Decision Support: A clinical decision support system designed to assist dentists in providing optimal pain management for patients without resorting to opioids when a non-opioid alternative would suffice. It provides pertinent clinical information to the dentist, including point-of-care access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Patient education: Patient education regarding pain management before and after dental extraction, including information about the risks and benefits of various strategies.
Exclusive Non-opioid Prescribing or Recommendations at the Extraction Encounter
714 Participants
888 Participants
566 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 3-6 days after the extraction encounter

Population: The information for this endpoint is based on a survey of patients and was offered to a sample of patients among the 5722 in the larger study.

The CollaboRATE scale measures shared decision making and consists of the mean of three items, each rated on a 0 ("no effort was made") to 4 ("every effort was made") scale. The possible range for the composite score is 0-4, with a higher score on the scale indicating that more shared decision-making occurred.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Standard Practice
n=157 Participants
Standard Practice: The patients in this arm were part of usual care with their dental provider.
Clinical Decision Support
n=199 Participants
Clinical Decision Support: A clinical decision support system designed to assist dentists in providing optimal pain management for patients without resorting to opioids when a non-opioid alternative would suffice. It provides pertinent clinical information to the dentist, including point-of-care access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
Clinical Decision Support + Education
n=136 Participants
Clinical Decision Support: A clinical decision support system designed to assist dentists in providing optimal pain management for patients without resorting to opioids when a non-opioid alternative would suffice. It provides pertinent clinical information to the dentist, including point-of-care access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Patient education: Patient education regarding pain management before and after dental extraction, including information about the risks and benefits of various strategies.
Compare the Study Arm Differences in Shared Decision-making
3.3 score on a scale
Interval 3.2 to 3.5
3.3 score on a scale
Interval 3.2 to 3.4
3.3 score on a scale
Interval 3.2 to 3.4

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 3-6 days after the extraction encounter

Population: The information for this endpoint is based on a survey of patients and was offered to a sample of patients among the 5722 in the larger study.

Study arm comparison of the average patient-reported pain 3 days following the extraction encounter. (Numeric Rating Scale, 0 'no pain at all' - 10 'worst pain imaginable')

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Standard Practice
n=157 Participants
Standard Practice: The patients in this arm were part of usual care with their dental provider.
Clinical Decision Support
n=199 Participants
Clinical Decision Support: A clinical decision support system designed to assist dentists in providing optimal pain management for patients without resorting to opioids when a non-opioid alternative would suffice. It provides pertinent clinical information to the dentist, including point-of-care access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
Clinical Decision Support + Education
n=136 Participants
Clinical Decision Support: A clinical decision support system designed to assist dentists in providing optimal pain management for patients without resorting to opioids when a non-opioid alternative would suffice. It provides pertinent clinical information to the dentist, including point-of-care access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Patient education: Patient education regarding pain management before and after dental extraction, including information about the risks and benefits of various strategies.
Compare the Study Arm Differences in Patient Experiences of Post-extraction Pain
3.8 score on a scale
Interval 3.3 to 4.3
3.7 score on a scale
Interval 3.2 to 4.1
3.5 score on a scale
Interval 3.0 to 4.0

Adverse Events

Standard Practice

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Clinical Decision Support

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 1 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Clinical Decision Support + Education

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Standard Practice
n=1720 participants at risk
The patients in this arm were part of usual care with their dental provider.
Clinical Decision Support
n=2269 participants at risk
Clinical Decision Support: A clinical decision support system designed to assist dentists in providing optimal pain management for patients without resorting to opioids when a non-opioid alternative would suffice. It provides pertinent clinical information to the dentist, including point-of-care access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
Clinical Decision Support + Education
n=1660 participants at risk
Clinical Decision Support: A clinical decision support system designed to assist dentists in providing optimal pain management for patients without resorting to opioids when a non-opioid alternative would suffice. It provides pertinent clinical information to the dentist, including point-of-care access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Patient education: Patient education regarding pain management before and after dental extraction, including information about the risks and benefits of various strategies.
Surgical and medical procedures
Pain at site
0.00%
0/1720 • Through 7 days following the extraction encounter.
We are following the standard definition. In addition, potential Adverse Events included subsequent opioid prescribing assessed through Electronic Health Record (EHR) data.
0.04%
1/2269 • Number of events 1 • Through 7 days following the extraction encounter.
We are following the standard definition. In addition, potential Adverse Events included subsequent opioid prescribing assessed through Electronic Health Record (EHR) data.
0.00%
0/1660 • Through 7 days following the extraction encounter.
We are following the standard definition. In addition, potential Adverse Events included subsequent opioid prescribing assessed through Electronic Health Record (EHR) data.

Additional Information

D. Brad Rindal, DDS, Associate Dental Director Research

HealthPartners Institute

Phone: 952-967-5026

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place