New study tests opioid destruction bags to keep leftover pills out of wrong hands
NCT ID NCT05875857
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how patients use and store opioid pain pills after knee or hip replacement surgery, and whether teaching them about safe destruction helps. About 163 adults will get a special handout and a Deterra bag to destroy leftover pills. Researchers will call them 6-8 weeks later to see if they used the bag and how they stored their medication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Opioid destruction education and Deterra bag
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple education and destruction bags help reduce leftover opioids in homes, potentially lowering misuse.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. It only measures patient-reported plans, not actual destruction.
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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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163 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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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19 to 100 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: 19 years of age or older Discharging to home and prescribed opioids at discharge post total knee arthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty Exclusion Criteria: Under 19 years of age Opioid medication use prior to surgery Not prescribed an opioid to take after discharge
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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