Help after outpatient hand and forearm surgery with opioid use
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study looks at how opioid (pain medicine) use should be managed after you go home following outpatient hand and forearm surgery. It may help you avoid using more opioid than needed while still controlling pain.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are scheduled for elective outpatient surgery of the hand or forearm
- You are not already a chronic opioid user (more than 6 tablets of oxycodone 5 mg per day, or equivalent)
- You can reliably take “as needed” pain medicine when you choose
- You can read and complete a pain diary (no language barrier)
- You are willing to participate and do not refuse
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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