Health Trials

Preoperative Opioid Tapering Before Spine Surgery

ConditionsOpioid Consumption, PostoperativePain After SurgeryOpioid Dependency
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorThomas Jefferson University

About this trial

This is a pilot study in which patients taking opioids chronically who are scheduled for spine surgery at least 4 weeks in advance will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: opioid tapering with education alone or opioid tapering with education plus cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The primary objective is to determine the proportion of each group that is successful in achieving their opioid tapering goals by the time of surgery.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

at least 18 years old

scheduled for major spine surgery (i.e. at least 1 level of fusion) with hospital admission of at least one night

scheduled for spine surgery at least 4 weeks ahead of time

takes between 40 and 200 oral morphine equivalents daily

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Opioid tapering with CBT and education
  • Opioid tapering with education alone

Treatment groups

45 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1

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Thomas Jefferson University HospitalRecruiting19107, Philadephia, PennsylvaniaUnited StatesUnited States

Sponsors and collaborators

Thomas Jefferson University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov