Too Much of a Good Thing? Impact of Initial Prescription Size in Post-cesarean Section Pain Management

Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial involving 170 opioid naive women ages 19-40 undergoing scheduled C-sections at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Participants are randomized to receive either 10 or 20 tabs of oxycodone 5mg as an initial postoperative prescription in a double-blinded parallel trial design. Outcome metrics related to overall opioid consumption and patient satisfaction with pain management are collected at three different time points post-operative: 2-3 days (in hospital), 10-14 days, and 6 weeks.

Timeline

Start

2020-11-01

Primary completion

2022-12-01

Completion

2022-12-01

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.