Actively Recruiting
Improving Availability of Intranasal Naloxone Rescue for Opioid Overdose
Led by Hartford Hospital · Updated on 2024-06-07
84
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
17 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
H
Hartford Hospital
Lead Sponsor
H
Hartford HealthCare
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This research aims to improve the use of naloxone, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses, among opioid users discharged from the emergency department. It focuses on increasing the rate at which patients fill their naloxone rescue kit prescriptions, especially those at high risk who have visited the emergency department due to opioid overdose. The trial compares two education approaches to see which better encourages patients to fill their prescriptions and retain important knowledge about naloxone use. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group receives standard education consisting of written instructions delivered through their MyChart account covering key facts about opioid overdose and naloxone use. The other group receives enhanced overdose education (EOE), which includes a concise one-page pamphlet and a four-minute video shown with the participant and a support person before discharge. The EOE emphasizes understanding naloxone's importance and instructs both the patient and their support network on how to use the rescue kit. During the study, researchers will monitor if participants fill their naloxone prescription within one month after discharge. They will also assess how well participants and their support individuals remember the education content about naloxone. Data collection includes surveys and qualitative exploration of reasons why the prescription was or was not filled. The goal is to gather preliminary information that may help reduce opioid overdose deaths by improving naloxone availability.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Improving Availability of Intranasal Naloxone
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients being discharged from Hartford Hospital emergency department with a naloxone kit prescription following opioid intoxication, poisoning, illicit or prescription opioid use, or injection-related conditions
You will not qualify if you...
- Previous receipt of standard naloxone kit education or known allergy to naloxone or kit components
- Patient or support network does not speak English
- Patient is in police custody
- Patient is not being discharged home from the emergency department
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - Single education session at discharge
Participants receive either standard education or enhanced overdose education (EOE) about naloxone while being discharged from the emergency department.
1 visit (in-person) at emergency department discharge
Duration - Up to 1 month after discharge
Participants are followed up to assess prescription fill rates and knowledge retention about naloxone rescue kits.
1 follow-up visit or contact approximately 1 month post-discharge
Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Hartford Hospital Emergency Department
Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06106
Actively Recruiting
2
Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center
Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06106
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jimmy Choi, PsyD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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