Preoperative Opioid Tapering Before Spine Surgery
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Opioid Consumption, Postoperative, Pain After Surgery, Opioid Dependency
In brief
This is a pilot study in which patients taking opioids chronically who are scheduled for spine surgery at least 4 weeks in advance will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: opioid tapering with education alone or opioid tapering with education plus cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The primary objective is to determine the proportion of each group that is successful in achieving their opioid tapering goals by the time of surgery.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07221786
- Run by
- Thomas Jefferson University
- People needed
- 45
- Starts
- 2025-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-24
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital — Philadephia, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)
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