Patient feedback after surgery may cut opioid misuse by half
NCT ID NCT07659730
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether a structured follow-up program after surgery can reduce the number of people still using opioids 90 days later. The program uses patient-reported recovery scores to guide care, with nurses and community providers working together. About 772 adults having surgery at participating hospitals will be randomly assigned to this enhanced follow-up or usual care. The goal is to see if this approach lowers persistent opioid use and improves recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- structured hospital-community follow-up with patient-reported outcome measures
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could significantly reduce the number of people who continue using opioids long after surgery, lowering the risk of addiction and side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a pragmatic trial building on earlier promising results, but the effect may be smaller in a larger, more diverse population. The intervention requires coordination between hospitals and community providers, which may be challenging to implement consistently.
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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 772 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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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: * Male or female * Adult patient, with no upper age limit * Undergoing scheduled or unscheduled surgery in a center participating in the research * Subject affiliated to a social health insurance scheme * Subject able to understand the objectives and risks related to the research and to give informed consent, dated and signed Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to administer the mQoR-15f questionnaire (cognitive disorders, language barrier) * Patient who has already received previous follow-up by the OPTIMISTE team * Patient enrolled in a therapeutic trial that may affect post-operative recovery quality. * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Inability to provide the subject with informed information (subject in an emergency situation, difficulties in understanding, etc.) * Subject under legal protection, guardianship or curatorship
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