Study aim
The overarching aim of this study is to inform better practice, pathways and service design within the NHS to support people with chronic non-cancer pain to reduce their use of opioids and reduce inequalities in relation to clinical effectiveness of, and access to opioid tapering.
Objectives to support the study
Conduct evidence syntheses to:
- Determine the effectiveness, safety profile and patient acceptability of interventions to effectively reduce use of opioids (Reviews 1 and 2).
- Identify barriers to, and facilitators of, the safe and effective reduced use of opioids from patient, professional and service perspectives (Review 3).
- Assess inequalities in relation to access to, acceptability of and benefit from interventions to effectively reduce use of opioids (Review 4).