Assessing the feasibility of the GOTT (Gabapentinoid and Opioid Tapering Toolkit) in a primary care setting in North-East England.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the feasibility and possible impacts of implementation of systematic non-pharmacological interventions to reduce the level of prescribing of opioid and gabapentinoid analgesics for chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP), particularly high-dose prescriptions, through a proof-of-concept study in a deprived area (second lowest decile) primary care practice in North-East England.

Participant

Twenty-five primary care staff (clinical and non-clinical) of which 18 clinicians received the intervention.

Intervention used in this study practice known as gott gabapentinoid and opioid toolkit

All clinicians received an educational skills programme to support patient pain self-management, tailored on the clinicians' self-assessment of their learning needs, embedding bo

SUBMITTER: Johnson L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11559511 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature