Two-minute video may slash opioid use after hernia surgery
NCT ID NCT07639281
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether watching a short educational video about opioids before surgery can help people use fewer opioid pills after a ventral hernia repair. About 75 adults scheduled for this surgery will be split into two groups: one watches an opioid education video, the other watches a general hernia repair video. Researchers will count how many opioid pills each person takes during recovery to see if the opioid video makes a difference.
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Study facts
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- 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 75 people
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- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Ventral Hernia Repair * 18-85 years of age * Patient must give informed consent to participate * Participant must be able to interact and understand video being shown to them Exclusion Criteria: * Opioid Use Disorder Diagnosis * Current Use of Opioids or pre-existing narcotic prescription that is used on a regular basis * First language not English * Having an infected mesh and/or enterocutaneous fistula * Having another concurrent gastrointestinal operation during the ventral hernia repair
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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