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Area of Science:

  • Digital Health
  • Surgical Outcomes
  • Pain Management

Background:

  • Excessive postoperative opioid use poses significant health risks.
  • Patient-facing smartphone applications aim to improve pain management and reduce opioid reliance post-discharge.
  • This study evaluated the efficacy of a digital health intervention for postoperative opioid use.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test if a patient-facing educational smartphone app reduces postoperative opioid consumption.
  • To assess the impact of a clinician-facing decision-support tool on opioid use.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of digital health tools in managing surgical pain and opioid requirements.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized trial involving adult surgical inpatients across two hospitals.
  • Participants were assigned to either an educational app or a control app.
  • Opioid use was measured using self-reported cumulative consumption and prescribed amounts (in morphine milligram equivalents).

Main Results:

  • No significant difference in median self-reported opioid use (22 MME vs. 15 MME) was observed between the educational app and control groups.
  • The clinician-facing decision-support tool also did not alter opioid consumption.
  • The study included 606 patients in the modified intention-to-treat analysis.

Conclusions:

  • Neither the patient-facing educational app nor the clinician-facing decision-support tool effectively reduced self-reported opioid consumption.
  • These digital tools did not demonstrate efficacy in surgical patients with low post-discharge opioid requirements.
  • Further research may be needed to optimize digital interventions for postoperative pain management.