Evaluating a Digital Toolkit for IPV

A Stepped-Wedge Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Digital Toolkit for IPV

The study evaluates a web-based digital toolkit designed to screen for intimate partner violence (IPV), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and related mental health concerns within opioid treatment programs. Providers use the toolkit during routine care with patients receiving treatment for opioid use disorder. The study examines how the toolkit is implemented into clinic workflows and whether its use improves detection, referral, and patient outcomes.

Inclusion criteria for all participants:

• Age 18 and older
• Able to understand and sign a consent form in English

Inclusion criteria for OTPs:

• Current experience working in one of the three opioid treatment clinics serving as a recruitment site for this study
• Health care professional training (e.g., social worker, counselor, physician, psychologist, nurse practitioner)

Exclusion criteria for OTPs:

- None

Inclusion criteria for patients with OUD:

• Report opioids as their primary substance of use for which they are seeking treatment
• Receive treatment at one of the three opioid treatment clinics serving as a recruitment site for this study

Exclusion criteria for patients with OUD:

• An acute medical problem requiring inpatient treatment (e.g., detoxification)
• Incarceration at the time of the study