Improving Surgical Patient Knowledge and Safe Use of Opioids

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03629314

Enrollment

Registered

2018-08-14

Start date

2018-08-15

Completion date

2020-09-30

Last updated

2021-10-28

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Conditions

Opioid Use

Keywords

Opioid

Brief summary

Opioids are commonly prescribed for surgical patients to treat moderate to severe pain after surgery. However, opioids can be associated with serious complications such as respiratory depression and death. Currently, it is not routine practice to educate surgical patients about the risks of opioids and how to safely use opioids after surgery. The investigators have developed an educational pamphlet specifically for surgical patients to educate them about the safe use of opioids. The objective of this pilot study is to determine the usability and readability of an educational pamphlet about the safe use, proper storage and disposal of opioids. The educational pamphlet will be modified based on the feedback from the pilot study and subsequently used for a randomized controlled trial.

Detailed description

Twenty participants presenting to the preoperative clinic will be recruited for the pilot study. After informed consent is obtained, patients will be given an opioid knowledge questionnaire to complete before the education. They will then be given an educational pamphlet to review. After they have reviewed the educational pamphlet, they will complete the same opioid knowledge questionnaire. They will also complete a questionnaire evaluating the patient educational pamphlet. The pamphlet will be modified based on the feedback from the patients in the pilot study.

Interventions

OTHEREducational pamphlet arm

Educational pamphlets will be provided to review and questionnaire will be provided to complete before and after review of the pamphlet

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

Educational-Interventional Pilot study

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. ≥18 years adults 2. Proficient in English 3. scheduled for elective surgery

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients who are on opioids for chronic pain 2. Patients have taken opioids in the past 30 days 3. Patients who are unable to read and understand English -

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Opioid Education Questionnaire	10 - 15 minutes	Total score 0-15 with higher scores representing more knowledge

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026