Opioid Prescribing Practices in Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-80
SponsorUniversity of Tennessee
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to compare opioid prescribing practices by either routine provider prescribing practices, or with the use of a calculator, i.e., the Opioid Calculator, published by the University of Michigan (www.opioidcalculator.org), with the intent of decreasing the number of pills.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Women aged 18 to 80
Undergoing planned laparoscopic hysterectomy as a day surgery procedure
Disqualifiers
Women aged 18 to 80
Undergoing a non-laparoscopic unplanned surgical procedure
Patients with a history of opioid use disorder or current opioid use disorder
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
5x Oxycodone Oral Tablets
Other interventionParticipants will be prescribed 5 doses of 5mg tablets of oxycodone for postoperative pain relief.
16x Oxycodone Oral Tablets
Other interventionParticipants will be prescribed 16 doses of 5mg tablets of oxycodone for postoperative pain relief.
Treatment groups
12 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: 5 DosesExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: 16 DosesActive comparator 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Number of pills used
All participants will be contacted on postoperative days 2 and 7 to inquire how many pills they have taken
Time frame
Within 1 week following surgerySecondary outcomes
1
Postoperative pain
All participants will be contacted on postoperative days 2 and 7, and at their two-week follow-up visit to inquire where their pain level is on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). This scale ranges from 0 to 10, with 0 indicating no pain and 10 indicating worst possible pain.
Time frame
Within 2 weeks following surgerySponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov