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The increasing morbidity and mortality of the opioid epidemic has necessitated a reevaluation of current addiction treatment paradigms: medications for opioid use disorder, such as buprenorphine and methadone, are effective in decreasing one's risk of death and disability from opioid use, but are underutilized and often difficult to access. The 5000 Emergency Departments (EDs) in the US are potential additional locales for medication initiation, but currently only a small minority of ED patients with opioid use disorder are started on medications. This study will refine and pilot an intervention called Talk About It which aims to foster patient-centered care, 'meet patients where they are' for addiction treatment, and increase treatment initiation and adherence via facilitating Shared Decision-Making in the ED around these potentially life-saving options.
Participants (ED patients with untreated opioid use disorder) will be enrolled and followed prospectively before and after an ED-wide intervention training clinicians to use "Talk About It," a paper-based conversation aid designed to foster shared decision-making about the decision to start methadone and buprenorphine.
Outcomes will include the initiation of medications, treatment adherence, and patient-reported outcomes.
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talk About It (conversation aid) | Behavioral | "Talk About It" is a conversation aid aimed to increase awareness of options and prompt discussion. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Uptake of Talk About It (1) | Clinician report of number of times they utilized the Talk About It Tool in preceding 12 months | At 18 months |
| Uptake of Talk About It (2) | Number of paper versions of Talk About It tool shared with patients each month as monitored by research staff | At 6-18 months |
| Uptake of Talk About It (3) | Number of times the digital version of Talk About It is accessed for clinical care each month (webpage use monitoring software) | At 6-18 months |
| Uptake of Talk About It (4) | Number of times patient reports using Talk About It on follow-up survey | At 6-18 months |
| Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) initiation |
| From 0-24 months |
| Recruitment: Clinician enrollment | Average number of eligible clinicians who complete training and survey instruments | From 0-12 months |
| Recruitment: Patient enrollment | Average number of eligible patients who are enrolled each month | From 0-24 months |
| Acceptability/Feasibility of Talk About It |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge/Awareness | Patients will complete a post-ED knowledge test developed by Steering Committee | From 0-24 months |
| Perception of clinicians' compassion | Patients will complete the Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire (SCQ) which assessed their perception of their clinician's compassion (5 questions, range 1-5, higher = better) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
(Buprenorphine is FDA approved for patients aged 16 and older, so 16- and 17-year-olds may be included with parental consent.)
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Schoenfeld, MD, MS | Contact | 4137940000 | elizschoen@gmail.com |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baystate Medical Center | Recruiting | Springfield | Massachusetts | 01199 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009293 | Opioid-Related Disorders |
| D016739 | Behavior, Addictive |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000079524 | Narcotic-Related Disorders |
| D019966 | Substance-Related Disorders |
| D064419 | Chemically-Induced Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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Before and after trial. ED patients will be enrolled and followed before and after the intervention is delivered to clinicians. Clinicians at one site will receive the intervention and clinicians at control sites will complete outcome collection without receiving the intervention.
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Participants will receive usual care in all encounters.
The Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM), Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM), Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) scales are brief, validated scales that clinicians will answer regarding acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of the intervention. Trained clinicians will complete these scales twice (once immediately after training and once 12 months after training. Range 1-5 with higher meaning better |
| At 6 and 18 months |
| From 0-24 months |
| Perceived Stigma | Patients will complete a Modified Perceived Stigma of Addiction Scale (PSAS) which assess their perception of their clinician's stigma (Q1 binary, Q2-4, range 1-5 with higher = more stigma) | From 0-24 months |
| Attitudes towards methadone | Patients will complete the Attitudes About Methadone (OAM-5) to assess whether the intervention has changed negative attitudes about methadone | From 0-24 months |
| Attitudes towards buprenorphine | Patients will complete the Attitudes About Buprenorphine (modified OAM-5) to assess whether the intervention has changed negative attitudes about buprenorphine | From 0-24 months |
| Engagement/SDM | Patients will complete the Shared Decision-Making Process Scale (SDM-P) to assess their perceived involvement in decision-making (4 questions, scored 0/1 with higher = more engagement) | From 0-24 months |
| Trust | Patients will complete the validated 5-item Trust in Physician Scale to assess their trust in the physician (5 questions, 1-5, with higher = more trust; 1 question reverse coded) | From 0-24 months |
| Readiness to change | Patients will fill out the Contemplation ladder scale (1-7), a validated tool to assess readiness for drug abstinence | From 0-24 months |
| Stigma | Clinicians will complete the Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC) twice to assess for changes in stigma (19 questions, each 1-5, lower scrore = less stigma) | From 0-24 months |
| Self-efficacy for conversations about MOUD | Clinicians will complete the Self-efficacy in clinical communication scale (SE-12) to assess for changes in self-efficacy around communication (12 questions, response options 1-10, higher score = more self efficacy | From 0-24 months |
| Adherence to MOUD | Patients will report their 14- and 30- day use of MOUD, which will be confirmed in the EHR; 60 day adherence will be obtained from EHR and methadone clinics | From 0-24 months |
| Illegal opioid use | Patients will report their 14- and 30- day use of illegal opioids | From 0-24 months |
| D003192 | Compulsive Behavior |
| D007175 | Impulsive Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |