ER opioid study aims to find the right dose, cut addiction risk
NCT ID NCT02799004
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study followed 761 adults who were sent home from the emergency room with a prescription for opioid painkillers for acute pain. Researchers called participants at 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months to ask about pain relief, side effects, and any signs of addiction. The goal is to learn the smallest amount of opioids needed to control pain safely and to help create better prescribing guidelines.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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761 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2016
- Finished
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Sep 2018
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
A cohort of consecutive emergency department patients aged 18 or more treated for an acute pain diagnosis present for less than two weeks, with an initial pain at triage of 4 and more on a 0-10 points NRS and discharged with a prescription of opioids. The study will take place in an emergency department of a tertiary (trauma specialized center) academic urban hospital with an annual census of approximately 60,000 ED visits.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years and older * Pain level at 4 or greater at triage * Acute pain (2 weeks or less) * Opioids prescription at discharge Exclusion Criteria: * Language barrier * Pregnancy * Treated for chronic pain * Hospital stay greater than 48 hours
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal
Montreal, Quebec, H4J 1C5, Canada
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