Opioid Education Ventral Hernia Repair

NCT07639281 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: 105527
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 75
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to learn if opioid education before surgery affects prescribed opioid use after surgery in participants who are undergoing a ventral hernia repair. The main question it aims to answer is, does opioid education before surgery lower the number of opioid pills taken during recovery after a ventral hernia repair? Researchers will compare participants who watch an opioid education video before surgery to participants who watch a ventral hernia repair education video before surgery to see if those who watch an opioid education video take less prescribed opioid pills during recovery. Participants will watch a roughly 2-minute video in office the day their ventral hernia repair is scheduled, watch the same video the day of their surgery and be asked to report how many prescription opioid pills they took during recovery and return any left-over prescription opioid pills for disposal at their 1 month follow up appointment.

Conditions

Ventral Hernia Repair; Opioid Consumption, Postoperative

Keywords

Opioid; postoperative; ventral hernia repair

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Quantity of Opioid Pills taken after Ventral Hernia Repair

  up to 6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Opioid and Surgery Education Video

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Opioid and Surgery Education Video

Surgery Education Video

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Behavioral: Surgery Education Video

Interventions

Opioid and Surgery Education Video BEHAVIORAL

This video educates patients on what a ventral hernia repair is as well as common side effects of opioid use, what opioid tolerance is and how it develops, what opioid withdrawal presents as, how to prevent opioid-induced dependence and addiction, and how to safely dispose of opioid drugs.

Opioid and Surgery Education Video

Surgery Education Video BEHAVIORAL

This video educates patients on what a ventral hernia repair is and the difference between laparoscopic and open repair. Contains no new information that should have already been discussed between patient and physician.

Surgery Education Video

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 85 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Ventral Hernia Repair
• years of age
• Patient must give informed consent to participate
• Participant must be able to interact and understand video being shown to them

You may not qualify if:

• Opioid Use Disorder Diagnosis
• Current Use of Opioids or pre-existing narcotic prescription that is used on a regular basis
• First language not English
• Having an infected mesh and/or enterocutaneous fistula
• Having another concurrent gastrointestinal operation during the ventral hernia repair

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tori Dotson: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Analgesics, Opioid

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Narcotics; Central Nervous System Depressants; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Pharmacologic Actions; Chemical Actions and Uses; Analgesics; Sensory System Agents; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Central Nervous System Agents; Therapeutic Uses

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator-Medical Student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 5, 2026
• First Posted: June 10, 2026
• Study Start: February 14, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): January 1, 2027
• Last Updated: June 10, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)