Healing After Injury to Reduce Opioid Use and Pain Through Preventive Engagement - Open Trial (HOPE)

August 5, 2026 updated by: Lisa Matero, Henry Ford Health System

An Adaptive Psychological Intervention to Improve Pain and Reduce Opioid Use Following an Injury

The goal of this project is to refine the adaptive psychological intervention and assess initial feasibility and acceptability. Results will be used to inform a pilot randomized trial.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

10

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Admitted to Henry Ford Hospital
  • Has an acute musculoskeletal injury
  • Prescribed opioids during the admission

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Under age 18
  • Cognitive impairment (i.e., diagnosis of delirium, dementia, or traumatic brain injury/Glasgow Coma Scale less than 13)
  • Chronic pain condition (i.e., pain most of the day, nearly every day for the past 3 months or longer)
  • Taking opioids 30 days or more prior to this hospitalization

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

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention
Participants will receive a computerized brief intervention followed by four weekly psychological treatment sessions.
Behavioral: Psychological Intervention
Participants will complete a computerized brief intervention (education about long-term opioid use and a mindfulness strategy) followed by four psychotherapy sessions composed of education, mindfulness, and acceptance-based strategies.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Acceptability of the intervention
Time Frame: Post-intervention (40-day follow-up)
Percentage of participants that agreed/strongly agreed with items on the acceptability of intervention measure (AIM), intervention appropriateness measure (IAM), and feasibility of intervention measure (FIM).
Post-intervention (40-day follow-up)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Treatment adherence
Time Frame: Post-intervention (40-day follow-up)
Percentage of participants that attended at least 3 of 4 sessions
Post-intervention (40-day follow-up)
Study adherence
Time Frame: Post-intervention (40-day follow-up)
Percentage of participants that completed the post-intervention assessment
Post-intervention (40-day follow-up)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Henry Ford Health System

Collaborators

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

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 Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

September 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

March 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

March 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 5, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 5, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

August 10, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 10, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 5, 2026

Last Verified

August 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HOPE-Open
  • R34DA060172 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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