Main study objective: compare long-term buprenorphine treatment outcomes for patients who start buprenorphine 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 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 OUD 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.
Opioid Use Disorder
Main study objective: compare long-term buprenorphine treatment outcomes for patients who start buprenorphine 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 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 OUD 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.
Telehealth vs In-Person Evaluation of Addiction Treatment After Visiting the Emergency Department
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El Centro Regional Medical Center Emergency Department, El Centro, California, United States, 92243
University of California Davis Emergency Department, Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
Olive View - UCLA Medical Center Emegency Department, Sylmar, California, United States, 91342
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.
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18 Years to
ALL
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University of California, Davis,
Aimee Moulin, MD MAS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, Davis
Stephen G Henry, MD MSc, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, Davis
2029-09-01