Status:

COMPLETED

Evaluation of a Medication Disposal Program in Primary Care

Lead Sponsor:

Geisinger Clinic

Conditions:

Opioid-Related Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Evidence from recent trials primarily in the post-surgical patient population prescribed opioids for acute pain suggest patients more often properly dispose of unused opioids if instructed by a health...

Detailed Description

Prospective studies affirm that education and advice from providers to dispose of unused medications modestly improves medication disposal rates. Two recently published randomized controlled trials de...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Any patient receiving a new opioid prescription in a face-to-face or telehealth encounter in select Community Medicine Service Line practices.
  • "New opioid prescription" is defined as a prescription for an opioid medication, Categories II-V (not anti-tussive) to a patient who has no opioid on current medication profile and no opioid prescriptions in the previous 3 months.
  • Preferred language, as documented in the electronic health record (EHR), is English.
  • Providers in participating primary care practices who receive the Best Practice Alert (BPA) for eligible patients.

Exclusion

  • none

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 30 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

1159 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04320004

Start Date

May 1 2020

End Date

June 30 2021

Last Update

September 22 2021

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Geisinger

Danville, Pennsylvania, United States, 17822