Addressing the Risks of Long-Term Opioid Therapy in Chronic Noncancer Pain
NCT ID: NCT03161795
Last Updated: 2022-11-08
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COMPLETED
258 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2017-04-25
2018-03-12
Brief Summary
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Pain, particularly chronic pain, is a major threat to the quality of life worldwide and will become more so as the average age increases. Currently, over 30% of the world's population is known to have chronic pain. Among a plethora of treatment options, opioid agonists is one of treatment options for moderate to severe chronic pain. Although its consumption has increased during the last two decades,3 it remains below the requirements in most regions, including the Asian countries. In South Korea (S. Korea), opioid consumption for medical purposes in 2015 was still below average, ranked 43rd globally and 30th among 35 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries (55 mg/capita in S. Korea vs. 258 mg/capita in an average of OECD countries). Conversely, in countries with high opioid consumption such as the United States of America (US), drug overdose deaths (the majority involving an opioid) have nearly quadrupled since 1999.
The up to date literature on opioid use disorder (OUD) is characterized by great variability of definitions, measurements, demographics, and opioid use duration. Moreover, an overwhelming majority of the studies took place in the US, the country with the highest opioid consumption and a current opioid crisis. Additionally, stringent restrictions and regulations to prevent OUD may result in inadequate pain control and insufficient opioid therapy, especially in countries with relatively low-moderate opioid consumption rates. Therefore, in compliance with growth in medical opioid use and the lack of studies in countries with low-moderate opioid consumption, it is necessary to determine the occurrence of OUD in chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) patients receiving long-term opioid therapy (LtOT).
In this study, we will perform a national, multicenter, observational cross-sectional study to address the current status of opioid treatment for CNCP in S. Korea, a country with moderate opioid consumption. The ultimate aims of this study are to estimate the frequency of OUD such as OrCC, to evaluate the functional and psychiatric characteristics of patients, and to determine the risk factors associated with OUD in CNCP patients receiving LtOT.
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Detailed Description
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One of the reluctant factors to prescribe opioids is induced reward responses, resulting in opioid use disorders (OUD). Particularly, in chronic noncancer pain (CNCP), concerns regarding drug dependence in the long-term opioid therapy (LtOT) remain its use controversial. The spectrum of OUD in CNCP patients is wide and varies from misuse without a compliant intake to addiction with a severe aberrant consumption. Between the extremes, opioid-related chemical coping (OrCC) may lie in a middle ground group, characterized by an inappropriate use of opioids to cope with emotional distress. Although, OrCC is a terminology first used in cancer patients, a recent study found a high correlation between the reports of aberrant medication-taking behavior by experienced providers and chemical coping by CNCP patients.
OrCC should be distinguished from psychologic addiction, a neurobiological disease that corresponds with the most severe substance-use disorder referring to neuroplasticity and a substantial loss of self-control. All addicts are eventually chemical copers, but not all chemical copers are addicts. A better understanding of this intermediate status may be crucial to prompt to identify the risk of severe OUD and re-direct their management to avoid unnecessary opioid toxicity and achieve adequate pain control. However, studies to measure OrCC are scarce and the evidence of OUD in CNCP in countries with relatively low opioid consumption is practically unavailable.
The up to date literature on OUD is characterized by great variability of definitions, measurements, demographics, and opioid use duration. Moreover, an overwhelming majority of the studies took place in the United Stated of America (US), the country with the highest opioid consumption and a current opioid crisis. Despite their over-consumption, however, studies in those countries showed that CNCP is still undertreated and even suggested that OUD might not be related to the prescription to pain patients. From a different angle, stringent restrictions and regulations to prevent OUD may result in inadequate pain control and insufficient opioid therapy, especially in countries with relatively low- moderate opioid consumption rates. Therefore, to strike a balance when treating pain with opioids, it is indispensable to determine the characteristics of OUD in CNCP patients with LtOT in countries with low-moderate opioid consumption. Moreover, in S. Korea there are not available statistics regarding the OUD occurrence in CNCP patients and national guidelines on LtOT in CNCP have not been developed.
In this study, we will perform a national, multicenter, observational cross-sectional study to address the current status of opioid treatment and OUD for CNCP in S. Korea, a country with moderate opioid consumption since 2010. The availability of up-to-date data on OUD is necessary for the development of national guidelines to prevent severe harms of opioids, enhance patients and physicians' satisfaction, potentiate opioid's benefits, and guaranty adequate pain control in the CNCP population. The ultimate aims of this study are to estimate the frequency of OUD (such as OrCC), to evaluate the patient's functional and psychiatric characteristics, and to determine the risk factors associated with OUD in CNCP patients receiving LtOT. The results of this study will help to seize the occurrence of OUD in countries with low-moderate opioid consumption thus it will approach the real risk effect of LtOT in CNCP.
Conditions
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Study Design
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OTHER
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria were as follows: 1) patients with diagnosis and/or ongoing cancer treatment or palliative or receiving end-of-life care; 2) patients younger than 18 years of age; 3) patients without current opioid therapy for the treatment and/or control of chronic pain; 4) patients with chronic pain that received opioid therapy intermittently or for less than 3 months; 5) serious systemic diseases (Myasthenia Gravis, decreased lung function, severe liver problems, severe renal impairment, shock, hypo- or hyperpotassemia) or psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia and acute anxiety) that compromise the patients safety or the completion of the survey; or 6) patients with intellectual impairment to answer the tools and questionnaires evaluated.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
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Korea University Guro Hospital
OTHER
Ewha Womans University
OTHER
Ajou University School of Medicine
OTHER
Konkuk University Hospital
OTHER
Chung-Ang University Hosptial, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine
OTHER
Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
OTHER
Seoul National University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Jeeyoun Moon
Clinical Associate Professor
Principal Investigators
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Jee Y Moon, MD, PhD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Seoul National University Hospital
Locations
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, , South Korea
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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1702-020-829
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Identifier Source: org_study_id
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