N/A
N=652
EHR-Based Medication Complete Communication Strategy to Promote Safe Opioid Use
Opioid Use, Unspecified
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02431793 ↗Enrolled (actual)
652
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Safe Medication Dosing (Prescription Understanding) — 0.67; 0.83; 0.79 probability
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- EMC2 Strategy (Behavioral); SMS Text Reminders (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Primary completion
- Aug 2017
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Safe Medication Dosing (Prescription Understanding) |
0.67; 0.83; 0.79 | — |
| SECONDARY Medication Knowledge |
5.48; 5.46; 6.06 | — |
| SECONDARY Proper Medication Use (Medication Diary) |
0.52; 0.66; 0.65 | — |
| SECONDARY Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) |
0.70; 0.78; 0.71 | — |
| SECONDARY Pain Score |
2.76; 2.47; 2.60 | — |
Summary
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of an electronic health record based strategy in promoting safe use of opioid medications after an Emergency Department (ED) visit. The electronic health record (EHR)-based strategy was designed to enhance provider counseling about opioids and to standardize and simplify the information that patients receive.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- To be eligible to enroll and remain in the study, patient subjects must meet all of the following criteria:
- Patient age 18 years and older
- English language speaking
- prescribed pill form of hydrocodone-acetaminophen opioid pain reliever
- own a cell phone with text messaging capabilities
- the patient is the person primarily responsible for administering medication
Exclusion Criteria
- Subjects will be excluded from the study if any of the following conditions are met:
- Aged <18
- non-English speaking
- clinically unstable, psychologically impaired or intoxicated as judged by research staff member or emergency physician
- chronic opioid use, defined as daily or near daily use of opioid pain relievers for the past 90 days
- admitted to hospital
- unable to complete follow up phone interviews
- pregnant
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02431793). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.