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Patient Utilization of Opioid Destruction Bags in the Post-op Period

NCT05875857 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 163

Last updated 2026-01-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a study on how patients use and store opioid pain medications at home after surgery and what happens to left over pills when patients are done taking them. Participants will be taught the proper storage and destruction of opioid pain medications, then contacted in 6-8 weeks about pain medication used, stored disposed of.

Conditions

  • Opioid Use
  • Opioid Use, Unspecified
  • Patient Empowerment
  • Total Knee Arthoplasty
  • Total Hip Arthroplasty

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Opioid destruction education

Intervention group will receive a specialized handout and patient education on the safe storage of opioid medications, importance of opioid destruction, opioid destruction options and medication destruction (Deterra) bag before discharge.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Nebraska

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kristin R Daniel, PharmD · University of Nebraska

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-06-19
Primary Completion
2025-03-31
Completion
2027-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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