Actively Recruiting
Preoperative Opioid Tapering Before Spine Surgery
Led by Thomas Jefferson University · Updated on 2026-03-24
45
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
52 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This is a pilot study in which patients taking opioids chronically who are scheduled for spine surgery at least 4 weeks in advance will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: opioid tapering with education alone or opioid tapering with education plus cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The primary objective is to determine the proportion of each group that is successful in achieving their opioid tapering goals by the time of surgery.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Preoperative Opioid Tapering Before Spine Surgery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- At least 18 years old
- Scheduled for major spine surgery involving at least one level of fusion with hospital admission of at least one night
- Surgery scheduled at least 4 weeks in advance
- Currently taking between 40 and 200 oral morphine equivalents daily
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to use a computer or tablet for telemedicine visits
- Non-English-speaking
- Unable to complete study assessments
- Positive result on the Columbia Suicide Screening Assessment
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadephia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
E
Eric Schwenk, MD
CONTACT
J
Jeffrey Mojica, DO
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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