Opioid Consumption, Postoperative, Ventral Hernia Repair
Conditions
Keywords
Opioid, postoperative, ventral hernia repair
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to learn if opioid education before surgery affects prescribed opioid use after surgery in participants who are undergoing a ventral hernia repair. The main question it aims to answer is, does opioid education before surgery lower the number of opioid pills taken during recovery after a ventral hernia repair? Researchers will compare participants who watch an opioid education video before surgery to participants who watch a ventral hernia repair education video before surgery to see if those who watch an opioid education video take less prescribed opioid pills during recovery. Participants will watch a roughly 2-minute video in office the day their ventral hernia repair is scheduled, watch the same video the day of their surgery and be asked to report how many prescription opioid pills they took during recovery and return any left-over prescription opioid pills for disposal at their 1 month follow up appointment.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALOpioid and Surgery Education Video
This video educates patients on what a ventral hernia repair is as well as common side effects of opioid use, what opioid tolerance is and how it develops, what opioid withdrawal presents as, how to prevent opioid-induced dependence and addiction, and how to safely dispose of opioid drugs.
BEHAVIORALSurgery Education Video
This video educates patients on what a ventral hernia repair is and the difference between laparoscopic and open repair. Contains no new information that should have already been discussed between patient and physician.
Sponsors
Tori Dotson
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Ventral Hernia Repair * 18-85 years of age * Patient must give informed consent to participate * Participant must be able to interact and understand video being shown to them
Exclusion criteria
* Opioid Use Disorder Diagnosis * Current Use of Opioids or pre-existing narcotic prescription that is used on a regular basis * First language not English * Having an infected mesh and/or enterocutaneous fistula * Having another concurrent gastrointestinal operation during the ventral hernia repair
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quantity of Opioid Pills taken after Ventral Hernia Repair | up to 6 weeks |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed