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Opioid-free Analgesia After Outpatient General Surgery: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Opioid analgesics and Non-opioid analgesics for Outpatient Surgery and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 81 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
North America is facing an opioid epidemic fueled by surgeons, who are the second largest subgroup of physicians involved in opioid prescribing. Surgery often serves as the initial event for opioid-naïve patients to obtain a prescription for opioids and spiral into misuse and addiction. From the perspective of perioperative care clinicians, the answer to the opioid crisis may be using opioid-free analgesia. However, the number of comparative studies in this field is limited and existing small trials do not reflect current standards of care in North America. Lack of evidence means that the decision to prescribe opioids after outpatient surgery largely depends on surgeon preference and healthcare culture. Hence, there is an urgent need for a robust randomized controlled trial (RCT) to guide clinical decision-making. The feasibility and optimal design of this RCT should be informed by a pilot trial. The overarching goal of this pilot RCT is to investigate the feasibility of conducting a full-scale RCT to assess the comparative-effectiveness of opioid versus opioid-free analgesia after outpatient general surgery.
Study Details
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Interventions
Current standard of care in the participating centers Prescription of around-the-clock non-opioid analgesics (acetaminophen and/or NSAIDs/COX-2) and a supply of opioids to be used as a rescue in case of breakthrough pain. The specific round-the-clock analgesia and rescue opioid regimens will be determined by the patient's primary surgeon considering the surgical procedure, comorbidities and patient's preference.
Prescription of around-the-clock non-opioid analgesics (acetaminophen alone or combined with NSAIDs/COX-2). The specific non-opioid analgesia regimens will be determined by the patient's primary surgeon considering the surgical procedure, comorbidities and patient's preference.