Impact of Different Educational Approaches on Post-operative Opiate Utilization After Elective Lower Extremity Surgery
CompletedNot applicableNCT02997644
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of post-operative opioid use after two different educational interventions. The investigators will compare changes in pain, disability and sleep between groups 6 months after elective lower extremity surgery.
Study details
- Official title
- The Effect of an Educational Pain Approach Before Elective Lower-extremity Surgery on 6-month Post-operative Use of Opioid Medication: A Randomized Clinical Trial
- Conditions
- Knee Injuries and Disorders
- Hip Injuries and Disorders
- Opiate Addiction
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Video Education
- Behavioral: Usual Care Group
- Sponsor
- Brooke Army Medical Center
- Start date
- 2016-06
- Primary completion
- 2019-04-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Any Tricare-eligible patient scheduled for a pre-operative surgery appointment for an elective orthopaedic surgery of the hip, knee, or foot/ankle at SAMMC. 2. The surgery is taking place for a condition that has been ongoing for 6 months or longer (chronic) 3. Between the age of 18 - 65 years 4. Read and speak English well enough to understand the education, provide informed consent and follow study instructions (the surgeon, investigators, or research assistants will make this determination. Any patient that needs an interpreter will not be allowed to enroll). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known aversion or allergy that would prevent the patient from taking any opioid-based pain medication (any contraindications to using opioids) 2. History of prior surgery to the same location.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02997644