RECRUITING

Emergency Medicine Peer Outreach Worker Engagement for Recovery

Study Overview

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Description

This is an observational, prospective case-control study evaluating the effects of an emergency department community health worker-peer recovery specialist program (PCHW), the Substance Misuse Assistance Response Team (SMART). Aims of this study are to 1) understand participant experiences working with a SMART PCHW and identify possible mechanisms for successful recovery linkage; 2) Evaluate SMART effectiveness on patient-centered outcomes, building recovery capital, and recovery linkage; 3) Evaluate SMART implementation and effectiveness on patient outcomes over time. Using a combination of surveys and data linkages to state administrative databases, study investigators will prospectively compare changes in addiction treatment engagement, recovery capital, health related social needs, acute care utilization, and death between people receiving a ED PCHW and those who do not. After consenting to study participation, participants will complete surveys at time of study enrollment and 3 and 6 months after their initial ED visit. Primary outcomes include engagement in addiction treatment, social services engagement, acute care utilization, and mortality will be assessed through linkages to state administrative databases.

Official Title

Emergency Department Community Health Worker-Peer Recovery Navigation for Linkage to Recovery: a Mixed Methods Evaluation

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-07-01
Study Completion:2026-09
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06320015

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. 1. Adults 18 years old or older
  2. 2. Seen and treated at Rhode Island or The Miriam Hospital ED for a substance use-related concern including intoxication, withdrawal, opioid overdose, opioid withdrawal, or substance use-related infection
  3. 3. Able to provide informed consent
  4. 4. Able to provide at least two forms of contact (personal phone, social media, email, or contact information for family or friends)
  5. 5. Participants may speak languages other than English but require use of interpreter services. Consents will be available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, the three most spoken languages in the Providence metropolitan area.
  1. 1. Unable to provide informed consent
  2. 2. In police custody, incarcerated, or have a court ordered treatment enrollment

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Ashley Gaipo
CONTACT
(401) 444-3374
agaipo@lifespan.org

Principal Investigator

Elizabeth Samuels, MD, MPH, MHS
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
UCLA Emergency Medicine

Study Locations (Sites)

Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles

  • Elizabeth Samuels, MD, MPH, MHS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, UCLA Emergency Medicine

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-07-01
Study Completion Date2026-09

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-07-01
Study Completion Date2026-09

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Overdose
  • Opioid Use Disorder
  • Alcohol Use Disorder