200
Participants
Start Date
February 24, 2021
Primary Completion Date
April 1, 2022
Study Completion Date
April 1, 2022
Non-Opioid Prescription and Infographic
"The study intervention will involve 3 components:~1. A standardized non-opioid prescription: A prescription for Naproxen 500mg PO BID PRN x 60 tabs, Acetaminophen 1000mg PO Q6H PRN x 100 500mg tabs and Pantoprazole 40mg PO daily x 30 tabs (to be taken only while utilizing Naproxen).~2. A limited opioid rescue prescription: A prescription of Hydromorphone 1mg PO Q4H PRN x 10 tabs will be included on a separate prescription.~3. Patient education infographic: The infographic will contain information on how to take the prescribed medications, along with instructions that the morphine rescue prescription should only be used in cases where the non-opioid pain medications are not providing satisfactory pain control."
Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton
McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
OTHER
The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
OTHER
McMaster University
OTHER