Disposal Methods for Leftover Opioid Pain Medication After Surgery
This study is looking for people having elective outpatient surgery who will be prescribed opioid pain medication for acute pain and haven't used opioids before. It aims to find the best way to get rid of leftover prescription opioids after surgery. You would either receive an in-home drug disposal pouch to inactivate the medication or a prepaid envelope to mail it back. The study will check which disposal method you used two weeks after your surgery. The study plans to enroll 100 participants, but its current status is unclear.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 100 participants to compare two different methods for disposing of leftover pain medication.
- What's involved
- You would receive either a drug disposal pouch or a mail-in envelope. Your use of the assigned disposal method will be measured two weeks after surgery.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for two weeks after surgery to assess the use of the assigned disposal method.
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Methods for Effective Disposal of Surplus Analgesics to Facilitate Elimination
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Mark Bicket, MD, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Michigan
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What this trial measures
- Use of assigned disposal method2 weeks after surgery
Among patients who have leftover opioids, patient report of the use of their assigned mail-in or in-home method of disposal by 2 weeks after surgery.