Prevention of Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Chronic Opioid Users:

NCT07717151 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 354

Last updated 2026-07-21

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Summary

Chronic opioid users undergoing surgery are at increased risk of CPSP, contributing to long-term disability, decreased quality of life, and prolonged opioid exposure. Existing preventive strategies remain limited, and early postoperative monitoring may represent a key opportunity for intervention. Evidence suggests that transitional pain services can improve outcomes by optimizing pain control and reducing long-term opioid consumption, but implementation is heterogeneous and often resource-intensive. Telemedicine offers a scalable alternative, enabling early specialized evaluation and timely therapeutic adjustments while maintaining accessibility. This randomized controlled trial will compare standard postoperative follow-up with standard follow-up plus a specialized teleconsultation performed between postoperative day 15 and 28. The intervention aims to detect insufficiently controlled pain, signs of neuropathic pain, or maladaptive opioid use, and to propose individualized therapeutic adjustments when required.

Participants will be followed for 6 months. Primary assessment will occur at 3 months to determine CPSP incidence. Secondary assessments will include pain trajectory (intensity, neuropathic features, functional interference), opioid consumption and misuse, quality of life, and a descriptive medico- economic evaluation

Conditions

  • Chronic Postsurgical Pain
  • Chronic Opioid Users
  • Transitional Pain Service
  • Postoperative Pain
  • Perioperative Medicine

Interventions

OTHER

standard institutional perioperative management

standard institutional perioperative management

OTHER

specialized teleconsultation

Patients in the intervention arm participate in a specialized teleconsultation between postoperative day 15-28 to detect poorly controlled pain, neuropathic features, or opioid-related concerns, and to adjust treatment if needed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-14
Primary Completion
2028-07-31
Completion
2029-01-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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