Incentivizing Buprenorphine-Naloxone Initiation in Emergency Departments
Incentivizing Buprenorphine-Naloxone Initiation in Emergency Departments
This study seeks to test standard and behavioral economic-enhanced training strategies to bolster first-time Emergency Department-initiated buprenorphine-naloxone administration among Emergency Department providers.
Philadelphia is experiencing a significant opioid crisis. Through this novel pilot study, critical training about opioid use disorder and medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine-naloxone will be provided to emergency providers and changes in clinical practice will be incentivized in order to optimize treatment engagement for patients with opioid use disorder in the Emergency Department.
Participants will be invited to participate in a brief in-person training session, will receive a pre- and post-session knowledge and attitude assessment, and will be invited to self-report first-time buprenorphine-naloxone Emergency Department administration within the 3 month study period.
Participants will be randomized to one of two arms: standard training arm and behavioral economic enhanced arm. The standard training arm will receive the aforementioned intervention. The behavioral economic enhanced arm will additionally receive an opt-out invitation, loss-framed incentivization, and weekly tailored text message-based reminders.
Endpoints of interest include retained knowledge and change in provider attitudes regarding Emergency department buprenorphine-naloxone administration and treatment following training and again at 3 months, and first-time Emergency department administration of buprenorphine-naloxone.
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