Post-Operative Analgesic Selection in Patients Planned for Third Molar Extraction After Undergoing Shared Decision Making Using 2- Versus 3-Option Decision-Aids

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-90
SponsorRutgers, The State University of New Jersey

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

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

Disqualifiers

Prior participation in this study

Inability or refusal to provide informed consent

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Decision-Aid with 2-options
  • Decision aid with 3 options

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups