NCT05498025

The Effect of a Charcoal Deactivation Pouch on Opioid Disposal After Cesarean Delivery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 37 (actual)
• Sponsor: Geisinger Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Background: There is scarce literature investigating how patients dispose of unused opioid supplies after their cesarean postoperative pain has faded. The Office of the Surgeon General has identified research on the prevention of opioid use disorder area as well as research on the management of pain as a "Surgeon General Priority" that needs urgent investigation. Hypothesis: At least 33% of postpartum women discharged home with an opioid prescription and a drug deactivation pouch will use the pouch to dispose of remaining opioids within 30 days of delivery. Methods: This is a prospective single arm interventional pilot study.

Conditions

• Pain, Acute
• Opioid Misuse
• Obstetric Pain
• Cesarean Section Complications

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Deterra activated charcoal pouch	drug disposal pouch

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-02-21
• Primary completion: 2023-07-29
• Completion: 2023-07-29
• First posted: 2022-08-11
• Last updated: 2024-01-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States