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Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of an Opioid Stewardship Program in Hospitalized Patients With Chronic Pain

CompletedNot applicableNCT05370326
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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)

This study aims to investigate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an enhanced opioid stewardship program, tailored to the needs of hospitalized patients with chronic pain with opioid dependence, incorporating real-time guidance from an addiction medicine and pain-trained physician/pharmacist team, using a pilot randomized clinical trial format. Findings from this research may improve pain management and decrease risk of opioid-related adverse events among patients with chronic pain.

Study details

Official title
Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial to Evaluate Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of an Opioid Stewardship Program in Hospitalized Patients With Chronic Pain
Interventions
  • Other: Enhanced Opioid Stewardship Program
Sponsor
Yale University
Collaborators
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Start date
2022-07-07
Primary completion
2022-11-01
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years
Results posted
Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
2

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * admitted at Yale New Haven Hospital (YSC and SRC) on medical units * identified as having chronic pain and prescribed opioids * have opioid dependence (evidenced by ongoing opioid prescription, meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 criteria for Opioid Use Disorder, or clinical history) Exclusion Criteria: * active cancer * current pregnancy * hospice care/comfort measures only * admission to inpatient psychiatry * completed or planned Addiction Medicine consult during hospitalization

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05370326