ED Observation for Opioid Use Disorder

Launched by NYU LANGONE HEALTH · Sep 23, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

The clinical trial titled "ED Observation for Opioid Use Disorder" is exploring how different ways of providing care can help people struggling with opioid use disorder (OUD) when they visit the emergency department (ED). Specifically, the trial compares a standard ED visit with an extended visit that involves extra support and observation. This study is taking place at several hospitals in New York and is currently looking for participants.

To be eligible for this trial, you need to be at least 18 years old, able to communicate in English, and have a history of using opioids without a prescription. You also shouldn’t be receiving any formal treatment for opioid use disorder at the time of your visit. If you decide to participate, you will be randomly assigned to either the standard or the enhanced care option, and you'll need to agree to follow up assessments at certain points after your visit. This study aims to find out which approach works better for helping patients with opioid use disorder, so your participation could contribute to improving future care for others in similar situations.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Is 18 years of age or older
• • Is able to speak English sufficiently to understand study procedures
• • Has a history of non-medical opioid use
• • Is a potential candidate for ED-based MOUD treatment initiation and referral at the site as confirmed by clinical staff
• • s not receiving MOUD through ongoing formal addiction treatment or pain management at the time of index ED visit
• • Is willing to receive either standard ED care or enhanced ED care in EDOU depending on random assignment
• • Presents to the ED during study screening hours
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Unwilling or unable to provide written/electronic informed consent/HIPAA Authorization for research procedures, including research visits at baseline and Day 30 and Day 90, and/or consent for the release of health records and data matching for a period of 2 years following enrollment and 1 year prior to enrollment.
• • Currently in jail, prison or any inpatient overnight facility as required by court of law or have pending legal action or that could prevent participation in the study
• • Presents from a medical-based extended care facility (e.g., skilled nursing facility)
• • Previous participation in the current study
• • Inadequate locator information (unable or unwilling to provide one unique mean of contact).
• • Has acute, severe medical, psychiatric, or concurrent substance use problem or meets other criteria that would exclude the patient (clinically) from placement in EDOU according to EDOU placement clinical protocols.