Effectiveness of a Preoperative Educational Video for Reducing Opioid Consumption After Hand Surgery
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study seeks to determine if watching a preoperative educational video influences opioid consumption and proper disposal following elective hand surgery.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Detailed Description
This study seeks to determine if watching a preoperative educational video influences opioid consumption and proper disposal following elective hand surgery. Patients undergoing elective hand surgery are randomized to either watch a preoperative educational video or not. Patients are asked to record their pain medication usage postoperatively, as well as their daily pain levels and satisfaction with their pain control after surgery.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Soft tissue surgery - preoperative video Patients > 18 years old undergoing elective hand surgery (soft tissue) for which the surgeon is planning to prescribe opioids for postoperative pain control. |
Other: Educational video
Patients will watch a preoperative educational video on proper opioid use and disposal.
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| No Intervention: Soft tissue surgery - no video Patients > 18 years old undergoing elective hand surgery (soft tissue) for which the surgeon is planning to prescribe opioids for postoperative pain control. |
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| Experimental: Bone/joint surgery - preoperative video Patients > 18 years old undergoing elective hand surgery (bone/joint) for which the surgeon is planning to prescribe opioids for postoperative pain control. |
Other: Educational video
Patients will watch a preoperative educational video on proper opioid use and disposal.
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| No Intervention: Bone/joint surgery - no video Patients > 18 years old undergoing elective hand surgery (bone/joint) for which the surgeon is planning to prescribe opioids for postoperative pain control. |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Morphine milliequivalents consumed in 2 weeks postoperatively [2 weeks after surgery]
Total morphine mEq consumed in 2 weeks after surgery
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Visual Analog Scale [2 weeks after surgery]
Average daily Visual Analog Scaled pain score recorded after surgery. Pain will be recorded on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain possible).
- Patient satisfaction [7-10 days after surgery]
Patient satisfaction with pain control after surgery. Satisfaction will be measured on a Likert scale with the following question: "How satisfied have you been with your pain management after surgery?". Answer choices are: Very unsatisfied, unsatisfied, neutral, satisfied, very satisfied.
- Proper disposal [2 weeks after surgery]
Self-reported proper disposal of unused opioids after surgery. Patients will be asked in a postoperative survey if they used all of the pills in their initial postoperative prescription. If they did not, they will be asked "Have you disposed of your unused opioids via a DEA-approved method (I.e. at a pharmacy or other safe location?)" as a yes or no question.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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undergoing elective hand surgery
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surgeon is planning to prescribe opioids for postoperative pain control
Exclusion Criteria:
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emergent surgery
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surgeon not planning to prescribe opioids for postoperative pain control
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 60611 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Northwestern University
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: David M. Kalainov, M.D., Northwestern University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 00211034