Opioid reduction and enhanced recovery in orthopaedic surgery (OREOS): a protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.

Feasibility Knee arthroplasty Multicomponent intervention Opioid reduction Persisting pain

Journal

Pilot and feasibility studies
ISSN: 2055-5784
Titre abrégé: Pilot Feasibility Stud
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101676536

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
15 Feb 2024
Historique:
received: 26 01 2023
accepted: 25 01 2024
medline: 16 2 2024
pubmed: 16 2 2024
entrez: 15 2 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Knee arthritis is a leading cause of limited function and long-term disability in older adults. Despite a technically successful total knee arthroplasty (TKA), around 20% of patients continue to have persisting pain with reduced function, and low quality of life. Many of them continue using opioids for pain control, which puts them at risk for potential long-term adverse effects such as dependence, overdose and risk of falls. Although persisting pain and opioid use after TKA have been recognised to be important issues, individual strategies to decrease their burden have limitations and multi-component interventions, despite their potential, have not been well studied. In this study, we propose a multi-component pathway including personalized pain management, facilitated by a pain management coordinator. The objectives of this pilot trial are to evaluate feasibility (recruitment, retention, and adherence), along with opioid-free pain control at 8 weeks after TKA. This is a protocol for a multicentre pilot randomised controlled trial using a 2-arm parallel group design. Adult participants undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty will be considered for inclusion and randomised to control and intervention groups. Participants in the intervention group will receive support from a pain management coordinator who will facilitate a multicomponent pain management pathway including (1) preoperative education on pain and opioid use, (2) preoperative risk identification and mitigation, (3) personalized post-discharge analgesic prescriptions and (4) continued support for pain control and recovery up to 8 weeks post-op. Participants in the control group will undergo usual care. The primary outcomes of this pilot trial are to assess the feasibility of participant recruitment, retention, and adherence to the interventions, and key secondary outcomes are persisting pain and opioid use. The results of this trial will determine the feasibility of conducting a definitive trial for the implementation of a multicomponent pain pathway to improve pain control and reduce harms using a coordinated approach, while keeping an emphasis on patient centred care and shared decision making. Prospectively registered in Clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04968132).

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Knee arthritis is a leading cause of limited function and long-term disability in older adults. Despite a technically successful total knee arthroplasty (TKA), around 20% of patients continue to have persisting pain with reduced function, and low quality of life. Many of them continue using opioids for pain control, which puts them at risk for potential long-term adverse effects such as dependence, overdose and risk of falls. Although persisting pain and opioid use after TKA have been recognised to be important issues, individual strategies to decrease their burden have limitations and multi-component interventions, despite their potential, have not been well studied. In this study, we propose a multi-component pathway including personalized pain management, facilitated by a pain management coordinator. The objectives of this pilot trial are to evaluate feasibility (recruitment, retention, and adherence), along with opioid-free pain control at 8 weeks after TKA.
METHODS METHODS
This is a protocol for a multicentre pilot randomised controlled trial using a 2-arm parallel group design. Adult participants undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty will be considered for inclusion and randomised to control and intervention groups. Participants in the intervention group will receive support from a pain management coordinator who will facilitate a multicomponent pain management pathway including (1) preoperative education on pain and opioid use, (2) preoperative risk identification and mitigation, (3) personalized post-discharge analgesic prescriptions and (4) continued support for pain control and recovery up to 8 weeks post-op. Participants in the control group will undergo usual care. The primary outcomes of this pilot trial are to assess the feasibility of participant recruitment, retention, and adherence to the interventions, and key secondary outcomes are persisting pain and opioid use.
DISCUSSION CONCLUSIONS
The results of this trial will determine the feasibility of conducting a definitive trial for the implementation of a multicomponent pain pathway to improve pain control and reduce harms using a coordinated approach, while keeping an emphasis on patient centred care and shared decision making.
TRIAL REGISTRATION BACKGROUND
Prospectively registered in Clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04968132).

Identifiants

pubmed: 38360686
doi: 10.1186/s40814-024-01457-9
pii: 10.1186/s40814-024-01457-9
doi:

Banques de données

ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT04968132']

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

30

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Kim Madden (K)

Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. maddenk@mcmaster.ca.
Research Institute of St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada. maddenk@mcmaster.ca.
Department of Health Research Methods, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. maddenk@mcmaster.ca.

Sushmitha Pallapothu (S)

Department of Health Research Methods, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

Darren Young Shing (D)

Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.

Anthony Adili (A)

Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Research Institute of St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada.

Mohit Bhandari (M)

Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Department of Health Research Methods, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

Lisa Carlesso (L)

School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

Moin Khan (M)

Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Research Institute of St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada.

Ydo V Kleinlugtenbelt (YV)

Deventer Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics, Schalkhaar, The Netherlands.

Adrijana Krsmanovic (A)

Research Institute of St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

Matilda Nowakowski (M)

Research Institute of St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

Tara Packham (T)

School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

Eric Romeril (E)

Hamilton Health Sciences-Juravinski Hospital, Hamilton, Canada.

Jean-Eric Tarride (JE)

Research Institute of St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada.
Department of Health Research Methods, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Center for Health Economics and Policy Analyses, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

Lehana Thabane (L)

Research Institute of St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada.
Department of Health Research Methods, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

Daniel M Tushinski (DM)

Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Hamilton Health Sciences-Juravinski Hospital, Hamilton, Canada.

Christine Wallace (C)

Research Institute of St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada.

Mitchell Winemaker (M)

Hamilton Health Sciences-Juravinski Hospital, Hamilton, Canada.

Harsha Shanthanna (H)

Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Research Institute of St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada.
Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

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