A Strategy to Reduce Opioid Drug Prescribing by Clinicians

NCT03809507 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 18-2495
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 895
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Under the auspices of the Oral Health Section of the NC Department of Health and Human Services clinician-investigators from the UNC Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department are conducting a survey to assess current analgesic prescribing practices in NC with a goal of eventually reaching consensus among clinicians for a wide range of procedures and conditions where pain control is important for successful patient outcomes. We hope that about 850 dentists and 600 physicians will agree to take part in this research study. Participation in this Qualtrics survey e-mailed in mid-February 2019 will take about 15 minutes or less.

Conditions

Analgesics Opioid

Keywords

opioids

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Number of Clinicians Prescribing Opioid Drugs for each Survey Scenario

  Qualtrics Survey of NC Clinicians with DEA registration. Yes/No responses for opioid drug prescribing for 2 to 3 scenarios differing by target group of clinicians will be asked of 6 different clinician types, emergency room physicians, general dentists and dental specialists..

  one year

Study Arms (1)

NC Clinicians

Qualtrics Survey of NC Clinicians with DEA registration

Other: Qualtrics survey questions

Interventions

Qualtrics survey questions OTHER

Qualtrics Survey: For each of the scenarios, practitioners will be asked whether opioids are prescribed or not, and the type(s) of other analgesic medications that would be prescribed, the strength in mg, and the number of doses for each medication

NC Clinicians

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

General dentists, Endodontists, Periodontists, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Emergency Room Physicians

You may qualify if:

• NC licensed dentists or physicians with active DEA registration.

You may not qualify if:

• NC licensed dentists or physicians with no active DEA registration.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: lead
• North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of North Carolina School of Dentistry

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7450, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Raymond P White, Jr, DDS. PhD

  Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UNC School of Dentistry

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Glenn Reside, DMD

  Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UNC School of Dentistry

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 15, 2019
• First Posted: January 18, 2019
• Study Start: April 5, 2019
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2021
• Study Completion: August 31, 2021
• Last Updated: September 30, 2021

Record last verified: 2020-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, CSR
• Time Frame: beginning 9 to 36 months following publication
• Access Criteria: Institutional Review Board(IRB), Independent Ethics Committee, or Research Ethics Board, as applicable, and executes a data use/sharing agreement with UNC

Locations

US (1)