Hip Total Joint Replacement, Knee Total Joint Replacement
Conditions
Brief summary
Researchers are trying to determine if providing education on proper disposal of unused opioid medications to the orthopedic patient undergoing a planned hip or knee total joint replacement will increase the percentage of patients who properly dispose of unused opioids.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEducation on disposal of opioids
Current class curriculum including education about pain management with additional education about the disposal of opioids.
Sponsors
Mayo Clinic
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adult 18 + years * Planned total hip or knee replacement surgery * English speaking
Exclusion criteria
* Pediatric patients 17 and younger * Non-English speaking patients * Total joint replacement surgery other than Hip and Knee
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Disposal of unused prescription pain medication | 12 weeks post operative | Number of subjects to self-report disposal of unused prescription pain medication on the twelve week post operative visit survey |
| Use of medication deactivation bag | 12 weeks post operative | Number of subjects to self-report disposal of unused prescription pain medication via the medication deactivation bag on the twelve week post operative visit survey |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed