NCT07011472 · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Post-Operative Analgesic Selection in Patients Planned for Third Molar Extraction After Undergoing Shared Decision Making Using 2- Versus 3-Option Decision-Aids
What this study is about
This research protocol is exploring a behavioral intervention: shared decision making with the use of a decision aid to select a post-operative analgesic.
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This research protocol is exploring a behavioral intervention: shared decision making with the use of a decision aid to select a post-operative analgesic. Specifically, the investigators will examine the impact of shared decision making on analgesic selection for acute pain management when 2 options are presented to the patient as compared to 3 options which includes an opioid prescription for "just-in-case" pain management. The investigators hypothesize that significantly more patients will choice an opioid option when the "just-in-case option is included.
Interventions
OTHER
Decision-Aid with 2-options
This decision aid offers 2 options for post-operative analgesic: a non-opioid combination (ibuprofen/acetaminophen) or an opioid (hydrocodone).
OTHER
Decision aid with 3 options
This decision aid offers 3 options for post-operative analgesic: a non-opioid combination (ibuprofen/acetaminophen), an opioid (hydrocodone), or a non-opioid combination with a "just-in-case" opioid prescription.
Primary outcome measures
% participants selecting opioid analgesics versus non-opioid analgesics
Time frame: Day 1
•To determine difference in proportion of patients who choose an opioid option for analgesics after participation in a shared decision making process using a decision aid
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Be able to understand the informed consent.
- Provide signed and dated informed consent form
- Be able to understand all directions for data gathering instruments in English
- Be willing and able to comply with all study procedures
- Planning to undergo extraction of one or more 3rd molars
- Be 18 years or older
Exclusion criteria
- While the actual analgesic prescribed to the patient may be different then the analgesic selected by the participant (their actual analgesic is NOT part of the research protocol) participants who self-report inability to take ibuprofen, acetaminophen or an opioid are not eligible since the decision aid is designed to help a patient select between a combination of ibuprofen/acetaminophen and an opioid containing analgesic. Participants would also be excluded due to any additional criteria that would place the individual at increased risk or preclude the individual's full compliance with or completion of the study which includes:
- Prior participation in this study
- Inability or refusal to provide informed consent
Where
- Newark, New Jersey
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