The purpose of the Peer Intervention to Link Overdose Survivors to Treatment (PILOT) study is to improve outcomes for individuals after surviving an overdose involving opioids. This study will be comparing the enhanced peer intervention known as PILOT for overdose survivors with treatment as usual (TAU) provided in the Emergency Department.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
150
Participants will meet with the PILOT Peer consistently throughout the 6 months of study participation.
Participants will receive recovery resources and standard of care procedures specific to the Emergency Department.
Mercy Health Youngstown
Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Prisma Health Upstate
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Providence Regional Medical Center
Everett, Washington, United States
Number of Self-reported Overdose Risk Behaviors at 180 Days (6 Months) After Index ED Admission
Past month total score on the modified Overdose Risk Behavior Checklist (OBRC) at 180 days (6 months post-randomization) compared between experimental groups. The ORBC was a 13-item scale with 11 of the items used to generate a total score (ranging from 0-44); higher scores indicate greater frequency and number of overdose risk behaviors.
Time frame: 180 days (6 months)
Number of Steps Achieved Along a Modified SUD Cascade of Care
Number of steps achieved along a modified substance use disorder (SUD) Cascade of Care (0-11 steps possible) at 180 days post-randomization (6 months). Higher scores are associated with better outcomes.
Time frame: 180 days (6 months)
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