Purpose

This is a randomized controlled trial assessing the utility of an educational video on pain management after a cesarean section to reduce opioid use. The educational video will be shown during the patient's postpartum stay and the amount of opioid and adjunct medications will be assessed in those who watched the video compared to those who received the standard of care discharge instructions without the video. Participants will be contacted 7 and 14 days after cesarean birth (post operative day number 7 and number 14) to complete a telephone survey on their overall pain management and to determine how many opioid tablets have been used.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 50 Years
Eligible Genders
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Greater than 18 years of age - Underwent repeat or primary C-section - Literate in English Language

Exclusion Criteria

  • Complicated cesarean section including cesarean hysterectomy, bowel injury, bladder injury, and/or take-back - History of opioid use disorder and/or on chronic opiates in pregnancy - Contraindications to NSAIDS or acetaminophen

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Other
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Educational Video Recipients
Participants will be shown educational video on pain management after cesarean delivery on day of discharge. Upon discharge, participants will be given twenty tablets of oxycodone 5 mg by mouth every four hours as needed for pain and forty tablets of ibuprofen 600 mg by mouth every six hours as needed for pain.
  • Other: Educational video
    An educational video on pain management after cesarean section. The educational video was put together by two general obstetrician-gynecologists, two maternal fetal medicine specialists, and a palliative care physician.
  • Drug: Ibuprofen
    Prescription given for forty tablets of ibuprofen 600 mg every 6 hours as needed for pain.
    Other names:
    • Advil
  • Drug: Oxycodone
    Prescription given for twenty tablets of oxycodone 5 mg every 4 hours as needed for pain.
Active Comparator
Standard of Care Recipients
Participants will be given standard of care discharge instructions for pain management on day of discharge. Upon discharge, participants will be given twenty tablets of oxycodone 5 mg by mouth every four hours as needed for pain and forty tablets of ibuprofen 600 mg by mouth every six hours as needed for pain.
  • Other: Standard of care
    The standard of care discharge instructions for postoperative patients after cesarean section that are provided at the institution.
  • Drug: Ibuprofen
    Prescription given for forty tablets of ibuprofen 600 mg every 6 hours as needed for pain.
    Other names:
    • Advil
  • Drug: Oxycodone
    Prescription given for twenty tablets of oxycodone 5 mg every 4 hours as needed for pain.

More Details

Status
Completed
Sponsor
Medstar Health Research Institute

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