5x-Multiplier vs 3-Tier Model for Discharge Opioid Prescriptions After Intra-abdominal Cancer Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial (NCT06232577)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
To compare 2 different models for prescribing opioid pain medication to provide better pain control to participants with an abdominal cancer who are having surgery.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (11 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (11 items).
Location: MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas
Age range: 18 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants requiring non-elective (emergent or urgent) surgery will be excluded
- Participants with a current or previous history of substance abuse disorder, including alcohol or drugs
- Participants prescribed long-acting chronic pain medications
- Participants using hydromorphone or fentanyl or under the care of a chronic pain specialist
- Participants unable or unwilling to participate in follow-up study requirements (e.g., QOL surveys, opioid log)
- Participants discharged on palliative or hospice care
- Participants with a history of allergic reactions to opioids
- Participants enrolled in any other opioid discharge protocol
- Participants who are pregnant
- Participants who are cognitively impaired
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas
📞 Contact the Study Coordinator
Phone: (877) 632-6789
Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
Explore by condition: All Intra-abdominal Cancer clinical trials
💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.