CompletedNot Applicable

An Observational Study to Develop Algorithms for Identifying Opioid Abuse and Addiction Based on Admin Claims Data

1,667 participantsStarted 2015-05-20

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a classification model based entirely on medical claims data that can be used to identify patients experiencing prescription opioid abuse/addiction among patients receiving extended-release (ER) and/or long-acting (LA) opioids

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Age ≥ 18 years
✓. Receipt of at least a 60 day's supply of ER/LA opioid analgesics within a 90-day period (including transdermal or oral opioids but excluding buprenorpine)
✓. Minimum of at least two years continuous enrollment in Group Health integrated group practice (IGP)

Exclusion criteria

✕. Residence in a nursing home at any time during the study period
✕. Enrollment in a hospice care program at any time during the study period

What they're measuring

Opioid abuse/addiction

Timeframe: Retrospective review of data from 2006 to 2015, up to 9 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02667262

SponsorMember Companies of the Opioid PMR Consortium

Sponsor typeINDUSTRY

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2017-05-17

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