Actively Recruiting
Rural Expanded Access to OUD Care & Linkage Using Toxicologists for Telehealth Initiated Treatment
Led by Emory University · Updated on 2025-10-20
480
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
152 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The overarching goal of this project is to increase the availability of OUD treatment in rural counties in the state of Georgia by using Emergency Department (ED)-based telehealth strategies to initiate MOUD and connect patients to treatment. The investigators will implement a novel collaboration between rural EDs, medical toxicologists at the Georgia Poison Center (GPC), peer recovery coaches (PRCs) and RCOs throughout Georgia to bridge the gap between OUD treatment need in rural EDs and specialty physician availability at the GPC. Research activities will be conducted during two broad phases, at three rural EDs in Georgia: planning and implementation. During the planning phase, aggregate data will be obtained to determine each ED's existing practices treating patients with OUD and opioid withdrawal. During the implementation phase, the researchers will prospectively study a poison center OUD consultation and PRC intervention as it is rolled out at each site, collecting participant-level data. Sites will be rolled into the implementation phase in a stepped-wedge fashion, so there will be times when some sites are in the planning phase while others are in the implementation phase.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Rural Expanded Access to OUD Care & Linkage Using Toxicologists for Telehealth Initiated Treatment
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 years or older
- English speaking
- Clinically sober
- Medically and psychiatrically stable
Exclusion criteria:
- Already receiving MAT or psychotherapy for OUD prior to ED arrival
- Prior participation in the study
- Unable to provide informed consent
- If their clinical condition worsens such that continued participation would be considered unsafe in the opinion of the PRC or ED staff
- Prisoners
- Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers)
- Cognitively impaired or Individuals with Impaired Decision-Making Capacity
- Individuals who are not able to clearly understand English
You will not qualify if you...
History of severe allergic reactions to study medication Currently pregnant or breastfeeding Recent participation in another clinical trial within the last 30 days Presence of uncontrolled medical conditions that could affect safety
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Georgia Poison Center
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
E
Emily Kiernan, DO
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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