No Opioids PrescrIptions On Discharge After Surgery
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Opioid Use
- Postoperative Pain
- Prescription Drug Abuse and Dependency
- Surgery
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: N/AIntervention Model: Single Group AssignmentIntervention Model Description: All patients who undergo major urologic oncology surgery will be eligible to be enrolled.Masking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Prevention
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Nearly 200 million opioid prescriptions are dispensed per year in the United States. Opioid prescriptions given by medical providers are a major contributor to the opioid abuse epidemic. Nearly 40% of opioid overdose-related deaths occur due to prescribed opioids. Among patients diagnosed with opiat...
Nearly 200 million opioid prescriptions are dispensed per year in the United States. Opioid prescriptions given by medical providers are a major contributor to the opioid abuse epidemic. Nearly 40% of opioid overdose-related deaths occur due to prescribed opioids. Among patients diagnosed with opiate dependence, 80% had received an opioid prescription prior to their abuse diagnosis and 51% had a family member who had an opioid prescription, Thus, opioids prescriptions, which are often in excess of the need by the patient, are a major contributor to this public health crisis. The investigators devised a prospective intervention study to eliminate or significantly reduced the use of opioids prescribed at hospital discharge after major urologic surgery.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04469868
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Badar Mian, MD Albany Medical College
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