To Test a Payer/Treatment Agency Intervention to Increase Use of Buprenorphine

November 28, 2018 updated by: University of Wisconsin, Madison
A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering and Oregon Health & Science University will test whether clinician training and the use of organizational change strategies are sufficient for disseminating an evidence-based practice (EBP), or if changes to both organizational systems and payer policy results in greater EBP use. Demonstrating the role of payment policy as a driver in the adoption of evidence-based practices could provide a contribution to dissemination and implementation science. This study will employ an intervention that was developed through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded Advancing Recovery (AR) program. In AR, payer/treatment organization partnerships in 12 states collaborated to remove systemic barriers to the adoption of EBPs such as medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse disorders. The resulting "AR Framework" of payer and organizational change strategies will be tested against its ability to increase the use of the addiction medication buprenorphine as compared to organizational change strategies alone. Buprenorphine is an EBP for treating people addicted to heroin or opioid-based pain medications for non-medical use. Buprenorphine has experienced low adoption rates and is not a standard part of addiction treatment. In Ohio, the location of the study, deaths to due to accidental overdoses of opioids has increased by 304% over the past decade and surpassed auto accidents as the leading cause of accidental deaths in 2006. Ohio was selected for the study because of the public health significance of opioid abuse and because each county in Ohio acts as a stand-alone payer, offering 48 unique eligible payer environments. This trial will develop a deeper understanding of the role payers and treatment organizations play in implementing and disseminating EBPs and will focus on the public health issue of rising opioid abuse.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Buprenorphine (EBP) use data will be collected from November, 2012 to May, 2016 through administrative databases located at the state of Ohio. Participants will be followed for the duration of Buprenorphine use that is an average of 5-7 months. Organizational and Payer data will be collected from January, 2013 to January, 2015. The data from the study will be analyzed and reported during January 2015 to February 2017.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

14

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Ohio
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43215
        • Ohio Department of Addiction Services

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

17 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Treatment agencies and Ohio County Boards

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Treatment agencies with greater than 75 admissions per year

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
NIATx Only
NIATx (Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment) organization change model only
NIATx and Advancing Recovery
Organizational and system changes

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Buprenorphine Use
Time Frame: Five Years
Five Years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Collaborators

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Todd D Molfenter, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2012

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 31, 2016

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

February 28, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 28, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 4, 2012

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

October 5, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

November 29, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 28, 2018

Last Verified

November 1, 2018

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • Molfenter_2012_0008
  • 1R01DA030431-01A1 (NIH)

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