Prescribing Opioid Pain Relievers in the Emergency Department: Understanding and Optimizing the Encounter
Opioid Use, Unspecified

About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Opioid Use, Unspecified focused on measuring opioids, health literacy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- prescribed an opioid pain reliever
- English Speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
- Non-English Speaking
- Clinically unstable, psychologically impaired or intoxicated as judged by the research staff member.
- Chronic opioid use, defined as daily or near daily use of opioid pain relievers for the past 90 days.
- admitted to hospital
- unable to complete follow up phone interview in 4 - 7 days.
Sites / Locations
- Northwestern University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Control
Dual Modality Educational Intervention
Patients in this arm are discharged from the Northwestern Emergency Department with standard communication about their prescribed opioid pain medication from their care providers. They are called for a follow up survey 4-7 days after their visit.
Patients in this arm are discharged from the ED with an additional information sheet about their prescribed opioid pain medication, via the intervention titled "Additional Opioid Information". The sheet is read aloud to them by a research assistant. They are called 4-7 days later for a follow up survey.