Chronic Pain, Opioid Use, Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Pain, Opioid, Drug monitoring, Pain education
Brief summary
Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent and debilitating medical conditions and opioid analgesics are a commonly prescribed class of medications in the United States. Opioid efficacy has been proven in terms of managing acute and chronic pain; however, opioid overdose deaths, addictions, and diversions have all continued to increase over the years. The purpose of this study is to increase patient engagement in pain management and education, and to decrease opioid use by 10% over the study period. This study will also help present opportunities for future studies to obtain insight regarding the chronic use of opioids.
Detailed description
The institutional review board has approved this prospective single-center study at a large 900-bed academic university medical center. The electronic medical record system will identify 300 patients, who are at least 18 years of age, with a history of opioid use for 3 or more months, or who are currently prescribed and are using long-acting or extended release opioids. Procedures by student pharmacists, pharmacy residents, and pharmacists will include reviewing medical records and prescription drug monitoring programs for the use of opioids, evaluating baseline pain, quality of life, and satisfaction via questionnaires and assessment questions, and performing thorough medication consultations on current opioid regimens. Education of pain and promotion of adjunct and non-pharmacologic alternative therapies will be completed to engage patients in assessing their pain and seeing the effectiveness of their treatment. Patients will receive 3 follow-up interventions: 2 phone calls with a pharmacist or student pharmacist at weeks 2 and 6, and a follow-up visit with a pain or primary care physician. Opioid usage, pain, quality of life, and patient satisfaction will be assessed. The primary outcome measured will be a decrease in opioid usage in morphine milligram equivalents. Secondary outcomes include change in quality of life and patient satisfaction.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPain education with follow up encounters
Patient pain review, counseling and education by pharmacists and physicians in follow up encounters
Sponsors
Cardinal Health
Loma Linda University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* at least 18 years of age * history of opioid use for 3 or more months or * currently prescribed and are using long-acting or extended release opioids
Exclusion criteria
* substance use * oncology patients * hematology patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Decrease in opioid prescription strength | Change in prescription strength between date of subject enrollment and 90 days after subject enrollment date | Opioid usage will be measured by changes in prescription strength of morphine milligram equivalents |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reduction in pain as evidenced by decrease in opioid daily dose | Change in daily opioid use between date of subject enrollment and 90 days after subject enrollment date | Subject will keep a daily opioid calendar to track their opioid daily dose |
| Improvement in quality of life score as measured by the PEG pain screening tool by units on a scale | Change in quality of life score as measured by the PEG pain screening tool by units on a scale between date of subject enrollment and 90 days after subject enrollment date | Survey will be administered by investigators and completed by the patients before and after the interventions |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed