Using mixed methods and triangulating multiples sources of data collected over the course of the parent (CTN-0079 - NCT03544112) and the ancillary studies to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, sustainability and impact of the emergency department (ED)-initiated Buprenorphine (BUP) clinical program and implementation facilitation strategy and identify factors influencing diffusion and effectiveness.
The ancillary study will use mixed-methods combining quantitative and qualitative inquiry (interview/focus group and field notes) with administrative and health record data with some analyses including data collected from the parent CTN-0079 (NCT03544112) study. Further, qualitative data will be analyzed in the context of themes derived from CTN-0069 (NCT03023930) and CTN-0079. CTN-0079-A1 is planned to be conducted at two of the three sites of the parent study: (1) Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, New Hampshire; (2) Bellevue/NYU Health and Hospitals, New York, NY. Many of the methods, operating procedures, measures and forms will be retained or adapted from the parent study. However, CTN-0079-A1 is a new study in which lessons learned through the parent study have informed important design modifications necessary to improve study rigor and utility. As in the parent study, CTN-0079, all clinical care (BUP and referral) will be delivered as part of each facility's clinical protocol, rather than as a research procedure. Implementation Facilitation (IF) activities will continue during ancillary trial preparation with a more intensive booster of IF activities occurring in the last month prior to trial commencement. Thereafter, all study IF support will cease and ancillary study data collection will begin. Data collection will occur over a course of approximately 12 months, divided into two 6-month study periods - the Post-IF and Maintenance Periods. A period of at least 6 months should separate the beginning of the Maintenance Period from the time of last study intervention.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
53
Using mixed methods and triangulating multiple sources of data collected over the course of parent and ancillary studies to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, sustainability, and impact of the ED-initiated BUP clinical program and implementation facilitation strategy and identify factors influencing diffusion and effectiveness. Converging provider and patient perspectives and field notes with process measures and intervention outcomes, including proportions screened, treated, and engaged in treatment, will provide explanation to contextualize and better understand feasibility, acceptability, and factors associated with the rate with which the ED-initiated BUP innovation is adopted and how well it is sustained.
Catholic Medical Center
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
Bellevue Hospital Center
New York, New York, United States
Percent of Participants Who Received Emergency Department (ED)-Initiated/Expedited Buprenorphine (BUP)
The outcome will be calculated using the following formula: \[(Candidates who receive ED-initiated BUP with any disposition) + (Candidates who receive ED-expedited BUP and who are discharged)\] / \[(Candidates who are discharged) + (Candidates who receive ED-initiated BUP that are not discharged)\].
Time frame: Up to Month 12
Percent of Participants Who Received ED-Initiated/Expedited BUP Who Were Confirmed to be Engaged in Formal Addiction Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) on the 30th Day Following Discharge
The outcome will be calculated using the following formula: (participants who are confirmed to be engaged in formal addiction treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) on the 30th day following discharge / total number of participants who received ED-initiated/expedited BUP).
Time frame: Day 30 Post-Discharge (Up to Month 12)
Percent of Discharged Participants Who Received ED-Initiated BUP
The outcome will be calculated using the following formula: \[(ED-initiated, discharged) + (ED-expedited, discharged)\] / All candidates who were discharged
Time frame: Up to Month 12
Percent of Not-Admitted Participants Who Received ED-Initiated BUP
The outcome will be calculated using the following formula: (ED-initiated, not admitted) /All candidates who were not admitted
Time frame: Up to Month 12
Percent of Participants Who Received ED-Initiated BUP
The outcome will be calculated using the following formula: (ED-initiated, all) / \[All discharged candidates + (ED-initiated, not discharged)\]
Time frame: Up to Month 12
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Percent of Participants Who Received ED-Initiated/Expedited BUP
The outcome will be calculated using the following formula: (ED-initiated/expedited, all) / \[All discharged candidates + (ED-initiated/expedited, not discharged)\]
Time frame: Up to Month 12
Change in Number of Days of Opioid and/or Other Drug Use as Assessed by Timeline Followback (TLFB) Assessment
The TLFB assessment will elicit the participant's self-reported use of illicit substances over the previous 7 days. At the Day 30 follow-up visit the assessment period will be the 7 days preceding the Day 30 post index ED visit.
Time frame: Baseline, Day 30
Change in Number of Self-Reported Opioid-Related Overdose Events
Participants will be asked to report the number of opioid-related overdose events experienced in the past 30 days through a self-report form.
Time frame: Baseline, Day 30