Trial reportPediatrics2020
Behavioral Intervention and Disposal of Leftover Opioids: A Randomized Trial.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effectiveness of interventions designed to increase safe medicine disposal: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials.Systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions to address improper disposal practices of unused and expired household medications: A systematic review.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Review
- Adolescent and Parent Perceptions of the American College of Surgeons Safe and Effective Pain Control Brochure.Journal of pediatric surgery · 2025Article
- Association of Opioid Disposal Practices with Parental Education and a Home Opioid Disposal Kit Following Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery.Anesthesia and analgesia · 2025Article
- Tailoring opioid use prevention content for juvenile diversion programs with adolescents and their caregivers.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Article
- Review
- Parents' Perceptions of a Serious Game for Educating Families on Prescription Opioid Safety: Qualitative Pilot Study of MedSMARxT: Adventures in PharmaCity.JMIR serious games · 2023Article
- Factors Associated With Safe Prescription Opioid Disposal After Surgery in Adolescents.The Journal of surgical research · 2022Article
- Postoperative Pain Medication Utilization in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Sports Orthopaedic Surgery: Characterizing Patient Usage Patterns and Opioid Retention.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2022Article
- Development of the Adolescent Opioid Safety and Learning (AOSL) scale using exploratory factor analysis.Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP · 2022Article
- Opioids and Public Health: The Prescription Opioid Ecosystem and Need for Improved Management.Anesthesiology · 2022Review
- Comorbid chronic pain and opioid misuse in youth: Knowns, unknowns, and implications for behavioral treatment.The American psychologist · 2020Review
- Psychometric validation of the AOSL scale using confirmatory factor analysis: A nationally representative sample.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhAArticle
- Engaging youth in the design of prescription opioid safety education for schools.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhAArticle
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Abstract
objectivesLeftover prescription opioids pose risks to children and adolescents, yet many parents keep these medications in the home. Our objective in this study was to determine if providing a behavioral disposal method (ie, Nudge) with or without a Scenario-Tailored Opioid Messaging Program (STOMP) (risk-enhancement education) improves parents' opioid-disposal behavior after their children's use.
methodsParents whose children were prescribed a short course of opioids were recruited and randomly assigned to the Nudge or control groups with or without STOMP. Parents completed surveys at baseline and 7 and 14 days. Main outcomes were (1) prompt disposal (ie, immediate disposal of leftovers after use) and (2) planned retention (intention to keep leftovers).
resultsThere were 517 parents who took part, and 93% had leftovers after use. Prompt disposal behavior was higher for parents who received both the STOMP and Nudge interventions (38.5%), Nudge alone (33.3%), or STOMP alone (31%) compared with controls (19.2%;
conclusionsProviding a disposal method nudged parents to dispose of their children's leftover opioids promptly after use, whereas STOMP boosted prompt disposal and reduced planned retention. Such strategies can reduce the presence of risky leftover medications in the home and decrease the risks posed to children and adolescents.
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