A Clinical Trial of Telehealth Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorYale University

About this trial

This trial will assess effects of enrollment in a comprehensive telehealth platform, RecoveryPad (RP), in adults with moderate or severe opioid use disorder.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Can speak, read and write in English

Provision of signed and dated informed consent form

Screened positive for OUD, moderate or severe, based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5th Edition

Have a working cell phone number and working device that can access a web browser and receive texts (i.e., smartphone, tablet or computer)

Disqualifiers

Current use of buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone for a substance use disorder

Pregnancy

Known current suicide risk based on participant self-report

On parole or incarcerated at time of enrollment based on participant self-report

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • RecoveryPad platform

    Device

    Telehealth platform to enhance motivation and engagement in treatment for OUD

Treatment groups

470 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: RecoveryPad platformExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Treatment as usualNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Attendance for MOUD

Overall attendance will be measured by attendance (yes or no) at the first MOUD appointment within 30 days of enrollment.

Time frame
Up to 30 days

Secondary outcomes

1

Attendance for MOUD

Overall attendance will be measured by attendance (yes or no) at the first MOUD appointment within 31 to 90 days of enrollment.

Time frame
Up to 90 days
2

Engagement with MOUD

Engagement will be measured by demonstrated maintained attendance with MOUD treatment within 90 days of enrollment.

Time frame
Up to 90 days
3

Overdose Events at 30 Days

A self-report of the number of subsequent overdose events within 30 days.

Time frame
Up to 30 days
4

Overdose Events at 90 Days

A self-report of the number of subsequent overdose events within 90 days.

Time frame
Up to 90 days

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Yale University

Lead sponsor

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Collaborator

City University of New York, School of Public Health

Collaborator