Status:

COMPLETED

The Effect of Primary Care Opioid Taper Plans on Sustained Opioid Taper

Lead Sponsor:

Kaiser Permanente

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Washington

Conditions:

Opiate Replacement Therapy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to examine the effects of opioid taper plans as documented in the electronic medical record for Kaiser Permanente Washington (KPWA) patients. The study will compare diff...

Detailed Description

Opioid taper is now encouraged by many health care organizations, but it is unclear if explicit plans for opioid taper by primary care providers are effective at promoting tapering or discontinuation,...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • A cohort of patients enrolled in Kaiser Permanente Washington who were receiving high dose, long-term opioid therapy (LtOT) for treatment of chronic non-cancer pain during 2010-2017. High dose LtOT defined above.
  • Patients must be age \>18 years as of cohort entry and enrolled for at least 18 months during the study period.

Exclusion

  • Patients under 18 years old
  • Patients with any cancer diagnosis, hospice, nursing home care, methadone maintenance, buprenorphine for opioid use disorder, cognitive impairment, spinal cord stimulator, or intrathecal opioids.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 31 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

2500 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03748862

Start Date

January 1 2018

End Date

March 31 2019

Last Update

August 21 2019

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Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101