Developing an Opioid Taper Intervention Before Total Joint Arthroplasty
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Arthritis Knee
Arthritis Hip
Chronic Pain
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Participants needed
- 45 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to develop an pharmacist-led preoperative opioid taper intervention for patients undergoing total knee or hip replacement who are on chronic opioids before their surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Is the intervention feasible and acceptable to patients?
* Does the intervention result in a decrease in opioid dose during the preoperative period?
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* decided to pursue primary, unilateral total knee or hip arthroplasty with planned surgery date in 4-8 weeks
* currently taking between 20 and 90 MME of oral opioids, and that dose has been stable for at least 3 months
* have a reliable telephone number for contact
* speaks Eng…
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