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The overall objective of this study is to use behavioral economics interventions to increase naloxone acquisition and carrying among participants who attend an opioid overdose reversal training.
This study aims to use behavioral economics interventions to increase naloxone acquisition and carrying among participants who attend opioid overdose reversal training. The study consists of two distinct randomized controlled trials (Aim 2 and Aim 3) and has three primary objectives:
Aim 1: To diagnose behavioral bottlenecks to naloxone acquisition and carrying. This aim involves analyzing data from naloxone training sessions to identify barriers to acquiring and carrying naloxone. These barriers will be mapped to cognitive biases, such as optimism bias and overconfidence, and will inform the behavioral interventions in Aims 2 and 3.
Aim 2: To test the impact of a behavioral economics intervention on naloxone acquisition. This aim involves a randomized controlled trial with 60 participants. The intervention group will receive commitment pledges, acquisition plans, and tailored text message nudges to increase naloxone acquisition within one week of training. The control group will receive standard training. The primary endpoint is the time it takes for participants to acquire naloxone post-training.
Aim 3: To test the impact of a text nudge intervention on naloxone carrying. This aim also involves a randomized controlled trial, where all participants receive naloxone at the training. The intervention group will receive tailored text message nudges to encourage consistent naloxone carrying. The control group (n=30) will not receive these nudges. The primary endpoint is the consistency of naloxone carrying post-training.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control | No Intervention | Participants in the control arm receive usual care. In this case they receive naloxone training only. The training involves a 1-hour in-person overdose recognition and reversal course, which addressed the following topics: the scope and nature of the opioid overdose epidemic nationally and locally in Philadelphia, signs of opioid overdose, strategies for approaching or interacting with a person who is suspected to have overdosed, administration of naloxone in its nasal spray formulation, what to expect after administering naloxone, legal considerations and Good Samaritan protection, and how and where to acquire naloxone. | |
| Text message nudges | Experimental | Participants in this arm receive text message nudges with salient messaging around overdose and naloxone. They also receive naloxone training. |
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| Commitment contract | Experimental | Participants in this arm receive sign a commitment contract agreeing to obtain or carry naloxone. They also receive naloxone training. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Text message nudges | Behavioral | Fourteen text message "nudges," tailored to address specific barriers and concerns regarding naloxone acquisition and carrying. These barriers were identified using qualitative interviews conducted by the authors in prior studies. Examples included: optimism bias (e.g., beliefs that participants were unlikely to encounter someone who had overdosed in their daily lives), and identity bias (e.g., beliefs that participants were not the type of people who could save a life). |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Naloxone carrying | Assessed by photo documentation via text message. | Proportion of successful naloxone check-ins at 14 random time points over a 4 week period post-intervention. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Carolyn Cannuscio | University of Pennsylvania | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Pennsylvania Health System | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | United States | ||
| University of Pennsylvania |
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| ID | Term |
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| D040261 | Harm Reduction |
| ID | Term |
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| D001519 | Behavior |
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| Commitment contract | Behavioral | In addition to the training, participants in the third arm were asked to sign commitment contracts, which had language in which they "committed" to carrying/acquiring naloxone. |
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| Philadelphia |
| Pennsylvania |
| 19104 |
| United States |