10,000 patients tracked to stop opioid addiction before it starts
NCT ID NCT03834818
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is tracking 10,000 orthopedic surgery patients using a smartphone app to measure pain, activity, and opioid use before and after surgery. The goal is to identify which patients are at high risk for long-term opioid use and to create a tool that helps doctors prescribe painkillers more safely. Participants answer daily questions and complete surveys for up to six months after their operation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to personalized opioid prescribing guidelines that reduce the risk of long-term opioid dependence after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not produce a usable prediction tool, and results may not apply to non-orthopedic surgeries or patients without smartphones.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * aged 18-90 years old who are undergoing elective orthopedic surgery at Duke Health. * Patients must have their own smartphone IOS or Android device. * Patients must be able to read English. Exclusion Criteria: * Lacking capacity to provide consent. * Cannot read English * Under 18 years of age * Older than 90 years of age
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke Orthopaedics
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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