Opioid prescribing for chronic musculoskeletal pain in UK primary care: results from a cohort analysis of the COPERS trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To establish the level of opioid prescribing for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain in a sample of patients from primary care and to estimate prescription costs.

Design

Secondary data analyses from a two-arm pragmatic randomised controlled trial (COPERS) testing the effectiveness of group self-management course and usual care against relaxation and usual care for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain (ISRCTN 24426731).

Setting

25 general practices and two community musculoskeletal services in the UK (London and Midlands).

Participants

703 chronic pain participants; 81% white, 67% female, enrolled in the COPERS trial.

Main outcome measures

Anonymised prescribing data over 12 months extracted from GP electronic records.

Results

SUBMITTER: Ashaye T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6009475 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature