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NCT04095624 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Does Preoperative Pain Medication Management Influence Surgical Outcomes in Spinal Fusion

A NA study, sponsored by Stanford University.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
16
Enrollment target

NCT04095624: Completed NA study, sponsored by Stanford University.

NCT04095624 is a NA study that has completed, run by Stanford University. The registered enrollment target is 16 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04095624, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Stanford University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
16 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

In light of the current opioid epidemic, there is an urgent need to address chronic opioid use prior to surgery before it is exacerbated by postoperative surgical pain. Our central hypothesis is that patients who taper their opioid use prior to surgery will have reduced postoperative opioid and pain medication usage, less postoperative pain, and improved patient reported outcomes relative to patients that do not taper prior to surgery. Our specific aims include: 1. Determine whether reducing patients' preoperative opioid usage through a structured tapering regimen reduces postoperative opioid and pain medication use. 2. Examine whether reducing patients' preoperative opioid usage through a structured tapering regimen reduces postoperative pain. 3. Determine whether reducing patients' preoperative opioid usage through a structured tapering regimen improves patient reported outcomes.

Primary Outcome

Weekly average opioid medication use in morphine equivalent dosage (MED)

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Spinal Fusion Preoperative Opioid Taper
  • OTHER Non-taper Control

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 16 participants
Start Date 2019-09-09
Est. Completion 2023-07-01
Phase NA
Stanford University

1,744 total trials

What the finished NCT04095624 record still lists

NCT04095624 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 16 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Spinal Fusion Preoperative Opioid Taper is the first listed.

NCT04095624 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04095624 about?

NCT04095624 is a clinical study titled "Does Preoperative Pain Medication Management Influence Surgical Outcomes in Spinal Fusion". In light of the current opioid epidemic, there is an urgent need to address chronic opioid use prior to surgery before it is exacerbated by postoperative surgical pain. Our central hypothesis is that patients who taper their opioid use prior to surgery will have reduced postoperative opioid and pain...

What is the current status of trial NCT04095624?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 16 participants. The study started on 2019-09-09. Estimated completion is 2023-07-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04095624?

The interventions under investigation include: Spinal Fusion Preoperative Opioid Taper (BEHAVIORAL), Non-taper Control (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04095624?

This trial is sponsored by Stanford University, which has 1,744 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT04095624's enrollment target sits among peer trials

16 1871st of 2000 higher than 120 of 2,000 other NA trials

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