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. 2021 Nov 29;2021(11):CD013531. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013531.pub2

NCT03798405.

Study name Reactive vs. Proactive Pain Control in IBD (PAIN‐Sparing)
Methods RCT
Participants 166 adults 18 years of age and older
Interventions IG: proactive analgesic inpatient narcotic‐sparing
CG: reactive traditional prescribing habits
Outcomes Primary outcome measures:
  1. Patient‐reported pain scores [ Time Frame: Difference in the average daily pain score from the first to the last day of hospitalisation, typically 7 days. ] Visual analogue pain numeric rating scale (scale range 0 (no pain) to 10 (severe pain))


Secondary outcome measures:
  1. Health care utilisation [ Time Frame: From hospital admission until hospital discharge, typically 7 days. ] Hospital length of stay (in days)

  2. Functional activity [ Time Frame: From hospital admission until hospital discharge, typically 7 days. ] FitBit activity (number of steps per day)

  3. Opioid consumption [ Time Frame: From hospital admission until hospital discharge, typically 7 days. ] Milligram morphine‐equivalents consumed per day

Starting date 1 January 2019
Contact information gil.melmed@cshs.org
Notes Sponsor: Cedars‐Sinai Medical Center