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Educational Intervention for Reducing Opioid Prescriptions by Dentists
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Waitlist Available
Led By Chad Brummet, M.D.
Research Sponsored by University of Michigan
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to three weeks following the academic detailing
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group
Summary
This trial will test if an educational intervention can reduce opioid prescriptions given to teens and young adults in SE Michigan.
Who is the study for?
This trial is for dentists in Michigan who prescribed opioids to young patients aged 13-30 from January to September 2023. It includes general dentists, dental subspecialists, and oral surgeons.
What is being tested?
The study tests if a special educational program called 'academic detailing' can reduce opioid prescriptions by high-prescribing dentists to adolescents and young adults.
What are the potential side effects?
Since the intervention is an educational program for dentists, there are no direct medical side effects for patients. The focus is on changing prescribing behaviors.
Timeline
Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~ up to three weeks following the academic detailing
Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to three weeks following the academic detailing
Treatment Details
Study Objectives
Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Secondary study objectives
Participants willingness to change opioid prescribing practices based on the academic detailing intervention as measured by the follow-up survey on a 5-point Likert scale
Satisfaction with the detailing intervention as measured by a follow-up survey on a 5-point Likert scale
Awards & Highlights
No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
Trial Design
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Academic detailing interventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Control groupActive Control1 Intervention
Control dentists will receive no intervention at all. Only dentist's prescribing data will be analyzed.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Academic detailing
2023
N/A
~590
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Who is running the clinical trial?
The Benter FoundationUNKNOWN
University of MichiganLead Sponsor
1,863 Previous Clinical Trials
6,441,468 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Opioid Prescribing
1,058 Patients Enrolled for Opioid Prescribing
Chad Brummet, M.D.Principal InvestigatorUniversity of Michigan
Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Michigan