NCT04625868

Effectiveness of a Preoperative Educational Video for Reducing Opioid Consumption After Hand Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 119 (actual)
• Sponsor: Northwestern University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study seeks to determine if watching a preoperative educational video influences opioid consumption and proper disposal following elective hand surgery.

Detailed description

This study seeks to determine if watching a preoperative educational video influences opioid consumption and proper disposal following elective hand surgery. Patients undergoing elective hand surgery are randomized to either watch a preoperative educational video or not. Patients are asked to record their pain medication usage postoperatively, as well as their daily pain levels and satisfaction with their pain control after surgery.

Conditions

• Opioid Use
• Hand Injuries and Disorders
• Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Educational video	Patients will watch a preoperative educational video on proper opioid use and disposal.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-05-29
• Primary completion: 2021-03-01
• Completion: 2021-03-01
• First posted: 2020-11-12
• Last updated: 2021-09-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States