Actively Recruiting
Telehealth vs In-Person Evaluation of Addiction Treatment After Visiting the Emergency Department
Led by University of California, Davis · Updated on 2025-10-22
528
Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
221 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of California, Davis
Lead Sponsor
P
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Main study objective: compare long-term buprenorphine treatment outcomes for patients who start buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) in the emergency department and are then referred to get outpatient buprenorphine treatment either via telehealth or at an in-person clinic. Researchers will: Compare rates of establishing outpatient OUD treatment, how long patients stay on buprenorphine, and patients' experience with care to determine whether patient experiences and outcomes are better for patients referred to telehealth treatment versus patients patients referred to in-person treatment after they leave the emergency department. Participants will: Be recruited from 3 different hospital emergency departments. Answer questionnaires at baseline and then 1, 3, 6, and 9 months after their initial emergency department visit.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Telehealth vs In-Person Evaluation of Addiction Treatment After Visiting the Emergency Department
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adult patients who present to the emergency department and receive buprenorphine (either administered or prescribed) to treat OUD
- Do not have an established outpatient clinic where they will get buprenorphine when they leave the emergency department
You will not qualify if you...
- Inability to give consent
- Patients living in institutions (e.g., nursing homes, prisons)
- Unable to complete questionnaires in either English or Spanish
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 3 locations
1
El Centro Regional Medical Center Emergency Department
El Centro, California, United States, 92243
Actively Recruiting
2
University of California Davis Emergency Department
Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
Actively Recruiting
3
Olive View - UCLA Medical Center Emegency Department
Sylmar, California, United States, 91342
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
D
Dominique Ritley, MPH
CONTACT
S
Stephen Henry, MD MSc
CONTACT
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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