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Methods for Effective Disposal of Surplus Analgesics to Facilitate Elimination

No phase Interventional Surgery Analgesics, Opioids

For patients and families

In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: In-home drug disposal pouch, Mail-in prepaid envelope.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Surgery, Analgesics, Opioids. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
Next step
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Overview

The primary objective is to evaluate the difference in outcomes for mail-in vs. in-home disposal methods for leftover prescription opioids after discharge from surgery.

Interventions

  • Other In-home drug disposal pouch
    Will receive a drug disposal pouch to inactivate leftover prescription opioids for disposal after surgery.
  • Other Mail-in prepaid envelope
    Will receive a prepaid envelope to mail leftover prescription opioids for disposal after surgery

Primary outcome measures

  • Use of assigned disposal method [Time frame: 2 weeks after surgery]
Secondary outcome measures (5)
  • Use of safe disposal method [Time frame: 2 weeks after surgery]
  • Use of any disposal method [Time frame: 2 weeks after surgery]
  • Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) [Time frame: 2 weeks after surgery]
  • Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) [Time frame: 2 weeks after surgery]
  • Patient-Reported Satisfaction with Use of Disposal Method (study derived question) [Time frame: 2 weeks after surgery]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Anticipated to be prescribed and use an opioid medication to treat acute pain after elective outpatient surgery
  • Opioid-naive

Exclusion criteria

  • Inability to receive email and/or phone calls for follow up assessment

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Other

Study locations

United States · 1 center
  • University of Michigan — Ann Arbor

Identifiers

NCT: NCT05991687 · HUM00236974 · E20233700-001

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗