Split Scripts for Pediatric Supracondylar Fracture Repairs

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2023-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study is designed to test the hypothesis that increased electronic order-set compliance and focused education will decrease the amount of unconsumed opioid entering and remaining in the home after pediatric supracondylar fracture repair

The proposed study will address the hypothesis with the following objectives:

1. investigators will increase compliance with previously implemented standardized precision-based electronic discharge order sets;

2. investigators will introduce part-fill opioid prescriptions for supracondylar fracture repairs;

3. investigators will increase parental compliance with home administration of simple (non-opioid) analgesics;

4. investigators will decrease opioid amount remaining in the home pre and post 3-week follow up.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children
• Treatments: Morphine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with Type II or Type III supracondylar fractures undergoing surgical wire placement or pinning that return to fracture clinic at three weeks for removal of pins/wires.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who are not prescribed morphine following a supracondylar fracture repair surgery