Open Label Placebo to Reduce Prescription Opioid Use

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Acute Pain

In brief

The goal of the proposed study is to examine the efficacy of using an honest placebo to relieve pain for patients with an acute pain condition. People with acute pain will receive their standard dose of opioid medication for pain management. In addition, some people will be asked to take placebo pills, honestly described as placebos, as well. Patients will answer a few short questions over the phone once per day for seven days about pain and opioid use. The investigators hypothesize that participants in the open label placebo group will take fewer opioids and have less pain than those in the treatment as usual group.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT05014230
Run by
Brown University
People needed
155
Starts
2021-12-09
Expected to finish
2024-02-01
Last updated by the study team
2023-02-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

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