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Blinded Pain Cocktails: A Reliable and Safe Opioid Weaning Method.
Blinded Pain Cocktails: A Reliable and Safe Opioid Weaning Method. Anesthesiology clinics Kwon, A. H., Colloca, L., Mackey, S. C. 2023; 41 (2): 371-381Abstract
Weaning opioids in patients with noncancerous chronic pain often poses a challenge when psychosocial factors complicate the patient's chronic pain syndrome and opioid use. A blinded pain cocktail protocol used to wean opioid therapy has been described since the 1970s. At the Stanford Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Pain Program, a blinded pain cocktail remains a reliably effective medication-behavioral intervention. This review (1) outlines psychosocial factors that may complicate opioid weaning, (2) describes clinical goals and how to use blinded pain cocktails in opioid tapering, and (3) summarizes the mechanism of dose-extending placebos and ethical justification of its use in clinical practice.
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.anclin.2023.03.006
View details for PubMedID 37245948