Actively Recruiting
Towards Testing the Effectiveness of Recovery Community Centers (RCCs)
Led by Massachusetts General Hospital · Updated on 2025-09-26
128
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
86 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
M
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lead Sponsor
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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this pilot randomized clinical trial is to prepare for a larger randomized clinical trial (RCT) and collect some early data to learn if the intervention can help people who use medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is it feasible to recruit and randomize people to both treatment groups? 2. Does linking people to recovery community centers lead to better recovery outcomes? Researchers will compare linking people to recovery community centers (RCC) to enhanced treatment as usual to see if recovery outcomes are different. In one group, participants will learn about their local RCC and will be asked to visit their local RCC on at least two days and write about their experiences. In the other group, participants will learn about different recovery activities, pick any two, and do the activities of their choice on at least two days. They will also be asked to write about their experiences. People in both groups will answer online survey questions about their recovery outcomes and well-being in five surveys over one year.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Towards Testing the Effectiveness of Recovery Community Centers (RCCs)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 18 years of age or older
- Uses medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) to treat opioid use disorder
- Receives MOUD from a clinic or pharmacy within 15 miles of a vetted recovery community center serving a Black community
- Willing and able to participate in study procedures including online surveys and interviews
- Willing to be randomly assigned to a treatment group
You will not qualify if you...
- Has visited a vetted recovery community center in the past 3 months
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Bettina Hoeppner, Ph.D., M.S.
CONTACT
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Susanne Hoeppner, PhD, MApStat
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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