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Trial reportRegional anesthesia and pain medicine2019

Self-reported cumulative medical opioid exposure and subjective responses on first use of opioids predict analgesic and subjective responses to placebo-controlled opioid administration.

Stephen Bruehl, Amanda L Stone, Cassandra Palmer, David A Edwards, Asokumar Buvanendran, Rajnish Gupta, Melissa Chont, Mary Kennedy, John W Burns

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Trial report in Regional anesthesia and pain medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02469077 (Reduced Opioid Analgesic Requirements Via Improved Endogenous Opioid Function), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02469077 nacompletednot on this map

Reduced Opioid Analgesic Requirements Via Improved Endogenous Opioid Function

TypeinterventionalSponsorVanderbilt University Medical CenterRan2015 to 2019Enrolled117ConditionsChronic PainArms6 week aerobic exercise intervention, Placebo, Morphine, naloxone
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Predicting Extent of Opioid Use Following Cardiac Surgery: A Pilot Study.Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Stephen BruehlDepartment of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Stephen.Bruehl@vumc.org.
Amanda L StoneDepartment of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Cassandra PalmerDepartment of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
David A EdwardsDepartment of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Asokumar BuvanendranDepartment of Anesthesiology, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Rajnish GuptaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Melissa ChontDepartment of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Mary KennedyDepartment of Behavioral Science, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
John W BurnsDepartment of Behavioral Science, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · USRush University · USOregon Health & Science University · US

Funding

Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) -Identifying correlates of functional immunity in SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasmaUL1TR002243 · NCATS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Paul A. Harris, Wesley H Self · 2017 to 2026
$130.7M
Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute TL1 ProgramTL1TR002371 · NCATS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI ALLISON Deborah FRYER, JESSINA C MCGREGOR · 2017 to 2026
$6.2M
Predictors of Opioid Analgesic Responses and Common Endogenous Opioid MechanismsR01DA031726 · NIDA · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BRUEHL, STEPHEN, BURNS, JOHN W. · 2011 to 2015
$2.7M
Reduced Opioid Analgesic Requirements Via Improved Endogenous Opioid FunctionR01DA037891 · NIDA · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BRUEHL, STEPHEN, BURNS, JOHN W. · 2015 to 2018
$2.6M
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR002371NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002243NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA031726NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA037891
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesTo expand the evidence base needed to enable personalized pain medicine, we evaluated whether self-reported cumulative exposure to medical opioids and subjective responses on first opioid use predicted responses to placebo-controlled opioid administration.

methodsIn study 1, a survey assessing cumulative medical opioid exposure and subjective responses on first opioid use was created (History of Opioid Medical Exposure (HOME)) and psychometric features documented in a general sample of 307 working adults. In study 2, 49 patients with chronic low back pain completed the HOME and subsequently rated back pain intensity and subjective opioid effects four times after receiving saline placebo or intravenous morphine (four incremental doses) in two separate double-blinded laboratory sessions. Placebo-controlled morphine effects were derived for all outcomes.

resultsTwo HOME subscales were supported: cumulative opioid exposure and euphoric response, both demonstrating high test-retest reliability (Intraclass Correlation Coefficients > 0.93) and adequate internal consistency (Revelle's Omega Total = 0.73-0.77). In study 2, higher cumulative opioid exposure scores were associated with significantly greater morphine-related reductions in back pain intensity (p=0.02), but not with subjective drug effects. Higher euphoric response subscale scores were associated with significantly lower overall perceived morphine effect (p=0.003), less sedation (p=0.04), greater euphoria (p=0.03) and greater desire to take morphine again (p=0.02). DISCUSSION: Self-reports of past exposure and responses to medical opioid analgesics may have utility for predicting subsequent analgesic responses and subjective effects. Further research is needed to establish the potential clinical and research utility of the HOME. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02469077.

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Self ReportAdultAnalgesiaAnalgesics, OpioidDouble-Blind MethodFemaleForecastingHumansLow Back PainMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementSurveys and QuestionnairesAnalgesics, Opioidanalgesicchronic painmisuseopioidquestionnairesubjective effects

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PMID30640659
PMCPMC10853921
OpenAlexW2910083124

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