Patient-Centered Opioid Tapering Study

Brief summary (from the registry)

This is an observational study of a voluntary opioid tapering protocol conducted in community outpatients taking long term prescription opioids for chronic pain. Patients who would otherwise continue with their existing opioid prescriptions were encouraged to participate in a voluntary opioid taper program. Interested patients were identified by their pain physician, Dr. Richard Stieg, and then completed an online informed consent document and baseline self-report assessments including types and doses of opioid medications as well as demographic and psychosocial measures, clinical and pain characteristics. Patients were either given or mailed a free copy of a patient book The Opioid-Free Pain Relief Kit, or Less Pain, Fewer Pills: Avoid the dangers of prescription opioids and gain control over chronic pain. Over the following weeks and up to 4 months, Dr. Stieg implemented a slow, individually tailored opioid taper in all patient participants. Follow-up online self-report surveys were completed at 4 months post enrollment. Opioid dose data were confirmed via medical chart review, and doses were converted to a standardized morphine equivalent daily dose (MEDD). Main outcome was change in opioid dose baseline to 4 months. Secondary outcome was change in pain intensity (numeric rating scale, 0-10) baseline to 4 months.

Study details

Official title

Patient-Centered Opioid Tapering in Outpatients With Chronic Pain and Long-Term Opioid Use

Conditions

• Opioid Use
• Chronic Pain

Interventions

• Other: Patient-centered opioid tapering protocol

Sponsor

Stanford University

Start date

2015-09-15

Primary completion

2017-08-10

Sex

All

Age range

from 18 Years

Results posted

No results posted in this snapshot

Total sites listed

0

Eligibility criteria