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Disposal Methods for Leftover Painkillers After Surgery (MEDSAFE Trial)

N/A
Recruiting
Led By Mar Bicket, MD, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Michigan
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 2 weeks after surgery
Awards & highlights

MEDSAFE Trial Summary

This trial looks at whether mail-in or in-home disposal is better for getting rid of leftover opioids after surgery.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for individuals who have not regularly used opioids before and expect to use opioid painkillers after elective outpatient surgery. Participants must be able to receive emails and phone calls for follow-up.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study is testing two ways of getting rid of leftover prescription opioids: using a drug disposal pouch at home or sending them back through a prepaid mail envelope. The goal is to see which method works best after surgery.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves the disposal of medications rather than their consumption, there are no direct side effects from the interventions being tested.

MEDSAFE Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~2 weeks after surgery
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 weeks after surgery for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Use of assigned disposal method
Secondary outcome measures
Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)
Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM)
Patient-Reported Satisfaction with Use of Disposal Method (study derived question)
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MEDSAFE Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: In-homeActive Control1 Intervention
Group II: Mail-inActive Control1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesOTHER
11 Previous Clinical Trials
10,492 Total Patients Enrolled
University of MichiganLead Sponsor
1,798 Previous Clinical Trials
6,378,038 Total Patients Enrolled
6 Trials studying Surgery
5,014,081 Patients Enrolled for Surgery
Mar Bicket, MD, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Michigan

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any vacancies open for enrollment in this clinical experiment?

"As indicated on clinicaltrials.gov this trial is not currently enrolling patients, which was last updated on August 7th 2023. Despite the lack of enrollment opportunities for this specific study, there are 265 other trials presently recruiting participants at present."

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Methods for Effective Disposal of Surplus Analgesics to Facilitate Elimination
Mark Bicket, MD, PhD 2023. "Methods for Effective Disposal of Surplus Analgesics to Facilitate Elimination". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05991687.
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