About this trial
To assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing and evaluating shared decision making (SDM) within a single opioid treatment program (OTP) using Implementation Facilitation (IF), and to obtain pilot data on key implementation and effectiveness outcomes to inform a future full-scale hybrid type 3 implementation-effectiveness trial.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age ≥18 years old
Receiving methadone treatment (i.e., self-report of ingestion of at least one administered or dispensed dose of methadone in past 7 days) at the pilot OTP
Able and willing to provide informed consent
Able to read and write in English or Spanish
Disqualifiers
Do not meet client inclusion criteria
For the client survey, each client may complete the survey only once during the 6-month implementation period.
The investigators will exclude healthcare professionals who do not meet inclusion criteria
The investigators will exclude clients who do not meet inclusion criteria
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Implementation facilitation for shared decision making
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
University of Pittsburgh
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Collaborator
Yale University
Collaborator
New York University
Collaborator
Berkshire Medical Center
Collaborator
Community Medical Services, LLC
Collaborator
Penn State College of Medicine
Collaborator