RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT04978168

Opioid Treatment and Peer Recovery Support

Using Implementation Interventions and Peer Recovery Support to Improve Opioid Treatment Outcomes in Community Supervision

Sponsor

Brown University

Enrollment

450 participants

Start Date

Mar 2, 2021

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Opioid-use Disorder

Summary

Determine whether a facilitated local change team intervention improves a probation organization's client-level medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) outcomes and implementation outcomes relative to baseline across multiple sites. Determine whether client-level outcomes are further enhanced by the introduction of Peer Support Services.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria3

Community Provider Staff: Any front-line treatment provider at an agency participating in this study who: (a) provides support to MOUD clients, (b) has an active caseload including some individuals on probation, and (c) willing to commit to 12 months to the project.
Probation/Parole Staff: Any probation officer (PO) at an agency participating in this study who (a) has an active caseload, and (b) is willing to commit to 12 months to the project.
Individuals on Probation: (a) 18 years or older, (b) committed to probation within 90 days prior to study enrollment, (c) English speaking, (d) diagnosed with OUD, (e) have stable method of contact in community

Exclusion Criteria1

Individuals on Probation: Currently incarcerated or in a court-mandated inpatient treatment.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALCore Intervention

Staff are provided with a core set of implementation strategies to facilitate interorganizational linkages between probation agencies and local community treatment providers.

BEHAVIORALPeer Support Specialists (PSS)

Participants randomized to PSS will meet with a PSS for 6 months. Contact scheduled is flexible and based on the participant's needs and wants, plus written guidance for PSS-participant interactions.

BEHAVIORALTreatment as Usual (TAU)

Participants randomized to TAU will receive the services that will be offered at the time the Core Implementation intervention is completed.