The purpose of this study is to as certain and describe the trajectories of pain experienced by a diverse group of opioid naive patients who are prescribed an opioid analgesic for acute pain.

Using a digital health-based patient-centered data aggregation platform, we aim to characterize patterns of use of opioids and other pain medications.

We aim to enroll a total of 1,550 patients receiving primary and urgent care, ED care, or dental care in five healthcare systems, along with several community dental practices.

Opioid naive patients offered a new short-acting opioid prescription for acute pain will be recruited and followed prospectively for 6 months to assess pain trajectories, analgesic and non-pharmacological treatment use, activity and healthcare service use.

A patient-centered health data aggregating platform (Hugo Health; further information below) will be used to collect patient-reported outcomes and structured data from pharmacy and electronic health record (EHR) patient portals as well as patient-generated data collected through personal activity tracking devices (Fitbit).

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