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Educational Intervention for Reducing Opioid Prescriptions by Dentists

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Waitlist Available
Led By Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Michigan
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 20 months (8 months prior, 4 months for detailing, 8 months after detailing)
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Study Summary

This trial will test if an educational intervention can reduce opioid prescriptions given to teens and young adults in SE Michigan.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for dentists in Michigan who prescribed opioids to young patients aged 13-30 from January to September 2023. It includes general dentists, dental subspecialists, and oral surgeons.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests if a special educational program called 'academic detailing' can reduce opioid prescriptions by high-prescribing dentists to adolescents and young adults.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since the intervention is an educational program for dentists, there are no direct medical side effects for patients. The focus is on changing prescribing behaviors.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~20 months (8 months prior, 4 months for detailing, 8 months after detailing)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 20 months (8 months prior, 4 months for detailing, 8 months after detailing) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Differential change in the number of dispensed opioid prescriptions to patients aged 13-30 years between the 8 months before and 8 months after the academic detailing intervention period ends among treatment versus control dentists
Secondary outcome measures
Differential change in the number of opioid prescriptions dispensed to patients aged 31 years or older between the 8 months before and 8 months after the academic detailing intervention period ends among treatment versus control dentists
Differential change in total morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs) dispensed to patients aged 13-30 years the 8 months before and 8 months after the academic detailing intervention period ends among treatment versus control dentists
Participants willingness to change opioid prescribing practices based on the academic detailing intervention as measured by the follow-up survey on a 5-point Likert scale
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Academic detailing interventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Control groupActive Control1 Intervention
Control dentists will receive no intervention at all. Only dentist's prescribing data will be analyzed.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Academic detailing
2006
N/A
~520

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The Benter FoundationUNKNOWN
University of MichiganLead Sponsor
1,795 Previous Clinical Trials
6,373,872 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Opioid Prescribing
1,058 Patients Enrolled for Opioid Prescribing
Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Michigan

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is this trial now actively seeking participants?

"The most recent edits to this trial, which was posted on December 1st 2023, suggest that it is not accepting participants presently. Nonetheless, there are still other clinical trials actively recruiting patients."

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Effect of Academic Detailing on Opioid Prescribing by Dentists to Adolescents and Young Adults
Chad Brummett 2023. "Effect of Academic Detailing on Opioid Prescribing by Dentists to Adolescents and Young Adults". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06130904.
~41 spots leftby Nov 2024
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