biostudies-literatureJeffery MMNCATS NIH HHSFDA HHSU.S. Food and Drug Administratione058782https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9258513biostudies-literatureUnknown12(7)<h4>Introduction</h4>Opioid analgesics are often used to treat moderate-to-severe acute non-cancer pain; however, there is little high-quality evidence to guide clinician prescribing. An essential element to developing evidence-based guidelines is a better understanding of pain management and pain control among individuals experiencing acute pain for various common diagnoses.<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>This multicentre prospective observational study will recruit 1550 opioid-naïve participants with acute pain seen in diverse clinical settings including primary/urgent care, emergency departments and dental clinics. Participants will be followed for 6 months with the aid of a patient-centred health data aggregating platform that consolidates data from study questionnaires, electronic healthBMJ openAcute pain pathways: protocol for a prospective cohort study.PMC9258513U01FD005938U01 FD005938UL1 TR001863Koussis PSt Clair CONuckols THeckmann RRitchie JDSoukup MZhao YBellolio FEmanuel LLee CWallace DWMeyer TGilbert GHAhadpour MCiaccio LLipkind HShah NDPage DBChang NTamang SJeffery MMMoncur MPacanowski MAAraojo RMallama CPapadopoulos EFillmore JTorbati SAllen SRoss JSfalseAcute pain pathways: protocol for a prospective cohort study.<h4>Introduction</h4>Opioid analgesics are often used to treat moderate-to-severe acute non-cancer pain; however, there is little high-quality evidence to guide clinician prescribing. An essential element to developing evidence-based guidelines is a better understanding of pain management and pain control among individuals experiencing acute pain for various common diagnoses.<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>This multicentre prospective observational study will recruit 1550 opioid-naïve participants with acute pain seen in diverse clinical settings including primary/urgent care, emergency departments and dental clinics. Participants will be followed for 6 months with the aid of a patient-centred health data aggregating platform that consolidates data from study questionnaires, electronic health2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Jul2026-05-10T02:24:40.466Z2024-11-20T15:56:53.028ZS-EPMC92585133579033310.1136/bmjopen-2021-058782