Adapting the HOPE Social Media Intervention to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse

University of California, Los Angeles51 enrolled

Overview

The Harnessing Online Peer Education (HOPE) intervention combines social media with a psychology-based interventions to change behavior. This intervention is being applied to reduce prescription drug abuse among patients with chronic pain.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Non-Cancer Chronic Pain

Interventions

Harnessing Online Peer Education (HOPE) Social Media InterventionBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 99 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * (a) UCLA health system patient, * (b) ≥ 18 years of age, * (c) on chronic opioid therapy (\> 3 and \< 12 months) for chronic non-cancer pain as reported by their physician who referred them. Exclusion Criteria: ° Does not satisfy inclusion criteria

Locations (1)

UCLA

Los Angeles, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Reduction in Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) Score

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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