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Pilot Testing of the emPath Platform to Improve Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Linkage and Retention Among Adults With Opioid Use Disorder in Durham, North Carolina

3 settembre 2026 aggiornato da: Duke University

Pilot Testing of the emPath Intervention to Improve MOUD Linkage and Retention in Durham, NC

This pilot study will evaluate the emPath digital platform, a platform designed to improve access to and retention in low-barrier telemedicine for delivery of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) among adults with opioid use disorder who engage with community outreach programs in Durham, North Carolina.

Panoramica dello studio

Stato

Reclutamento

Condizioni

Intervento / Trattamento

Descrizione dettagliata

This emPath pilot program will test the V1.0 app's core features (field-first app registration with access via personal device or a tablet stationed at community outreach sites, a secure telemedicine video visit portal designed for drop-in visits during outreach sessions, a secure in-app patient-provider messaging feature) combined with outreach staff facilitation at Project MAPS Durham mobile and fixed-site outreach sessions, to complete these aims:

Aim 1: Pilot the emPath prototype platform to initiate and maintain participants receiving community-based outreach services on all-virtual delivery of medications for opioid-use disorder (MOUD) using a low barrier care strategy.

Investigators will enroll up to 50 people with opioid use disorder for participation in the pilot program using a pilot feasibility-implementation trial. The primary feasibility outcome of interest is retention in care, defined by at least one virtual visit conducted before and after the expected 6-month time-point from enrollment.

Aim 2: Elucidate implementation determinants for the emPath pilot program. Study investigators will perform semi-structured qualitative interviews with up to 20 people who use drugs (PWUD) participants and 10 outreach staff participants to evaluate program implementation, as guided by Forney's conceptual framework for care access (PWUD) and the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (staff).

Researchers will use descriptive statistics to describe the baseline characteristics of the sample, including sociodemographics and substance use patterns (e.g., R). Retention defined as telemedicine visit attendance at baseline and before and after the 3 and/or 6-month follow-up time-point (whichever later timepoint is available based on when the participant was recruited) will be summarized with descriptive statistics following analysis of abstracted app paradata and electronic medical record data. As an exploratory question, there will be comparison of retention-in-care and secondary outcomes (e.g., participants who reported personal smartphone ownership at baseline vs not), as well as several baseline demographics (e.g., active injection drug use, housing status, criminal legal involvement in last year). Survey measures for implementation evaluation will be analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Side effects of buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone®) are rare and include headache, nausea, constipation, sweating, trouble sleeping, and numbness or pain in the mouth where a patient places the medication. More serious risks include breathing problems, especially if this medication is combined with alcohol, benzodiazepines (like Xanax or Valium), or other sedating drugs. Providers will regularly assess for these side effects during visits per standard of care. Participants will receive buprenorphine/naloxone medication (sublingual) at no added cost to themselves, in addition to related provider services during visits. Currently buprenorphine/naloxone (sublingual tablet formulation) is offered free of cost through a subsidy program for uninsured patients in Durham County, and also carries no associated co-pay for insured patients with Medicaid or Medicare (participants with other forms of insurance may be charged a co-pay). Long-acting injectable formulations will not be offered for this pilot study.

Tipo di studio

Interventistico

Iscrizione (Stimato)

80

Fase

  • Non applicabile

Contatti e Sedi

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Contatto studio

Backup dei contatti dello studio

Luoghi di studio

    • North Carolina
      • Durham, North Carolina, Stati Uniti, 27703
        • Reclutamento
        • Project MAPS (Mobile Addiction Treatment and Primary Care Services)
        • Contatto:

Criteri di partecipazione

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Criteri di ammissibilità

Età idonea allo studio

  • Adulto
  • Adulto più anziano

Accetta volontari sani

No

Descrizione

Inclusion Criteria for Outreach program PWOUD (n=50):

  • Age 18 or older
  • Screen positive for moderate to high risk opioid use by WHO-ASSIST
  • Not currently prescribed any form of MOUD
  • Able to speak and understand English
  • Able and willing to provide informed consent

Inclusion Criteria for Outreach Staff (n=10):

  • Age 18 or older
  • Employed by the preceding 1 month or longer at time of enrollment
  • Able and willing to provide informed consent

Piano di studio

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Come è strutturato lo studio?

Dettagli di progettazione

  • Scopo principale: Trattamento
  • Assegnazione: N / A
  • Modello interventistico: Assegnazione di gruppo singolo
  • Mascheramento: Nessuno (etichetta aperta)

Armi e interventi

Gruppo di partecipanti / Arm
Intervento / Trattamento
Sperimentale: emPath Intervention
Participants receive access to the emPath telemedicine platform and virtual MOUD care.
Community-partnered telemedicine platform providing registration, video visits, messaging, and low-barrier MOUD access.

Cosa sta misurando lo studio?

Misure di risultato primarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
feasibility, as measured by retention in care
Lasso di tempo: up to 6 month visit
Retention in care is defined by at least one virtual visit conducted before and after the expected 3- or 6-month timepoint from enrollment, whichever later timepoint is available based on the participant's timing of enrollment during the study period.
up to 6 month visit

Misure di risultato secondarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
acceptability
Lasso di tempo: 3-month follow-up assessment via the AIM survey, ≤ 5 minutes to complete 6-month follow-up assessment (if applicable) via the AIM survey, ≤ 5 minutes to complete
Surveys (intervention acceptability, appropriateness, fidelity) Program participants and outreach staff will complete a 3 and 6-month follow-up assessment (if applicable) including additional validated survey tools for the implementation evaluation: the acceptability of intervention measure (AIM).
3-month follow-up assessment via the AIM survey, ≤ 5 minutes to complete 6-month follow-up assessment (if applicable) via the AIM survey, ≤ 5 minutes to complete
appropriateness
Lasso di tempo: 3-month IAM assessment ≤ 5 minutes 6-month IAM assessment (if applicable) ≤ 5 minutes
Program participants and outreach staff will complete a 3 and 6-month follow-up assessment (if applicable) including additional validated survey tools for the implementation evaluation: the intervention appropriateness measure (IAM)
3-month IAM assessment ≤ 5 minutes 6-month IAM assessment (if applicable) ≤ 5 minutes
intervention fidelity
Lasso di tempo: Baseline survey ≤ 5 minutes 6-month survey ≤ 5 minutes
To measure implementation protocol fidelity, staff will complete in a baseline survey and 6-month assessment several items related to their contributions to program activities, roles and responsibilities in relation to the implementation protocol.
Baseline survey ≤ 5 minutes 6-month survey ≤ 5 minutes
Intervention reach, as measured by weekly and monthly rates of participant platform feature engagement (dashboard, messaging, queue, video portal)
Lasso di tempo: From enrollment through the end of the study period, up to 12 months
From enrollment through the end of the study period, up to 12 months
Intervention adoption, as measured by weekly and monthly rates of staff platform feature engagement (dashboard, messaging, queue, video portal)
Lasso di tempo: From enrollment through the end of the study period, up to 12 months
Program participants and outreach staff will provide informed consent upon enrollment for abstraction of back-end platform paradata to analyze frequency of platform log-ins, usage patterns (messaging feature, telemedicine portal) and content of messaging feature. Participants will be counseled that no messaging content analyzed by the study team will be shared with others, including outreach staff, and will only be presented with pilot program findings for research purposes in aggregate form as counts by topic (e.g., medication management, eligibility navigation) or de-identified illustrative 'quotations.'
From enrollment through the end of the study period, up to 12 months

Collaboratori e investigatori

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Sponsor

Investigatori

  • Investigatore principale: Jacqueline Hodges, MD MPH, Duke University

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Inizio studio (Effettivo)

29 luglio 2026

Completamento primario (Stimato)

31 marzo 2027

Completamento dello studio (Stimato)

31 marzo 2027

Date di iscrizione allo studio

Primo inviato

12 agosto 2026

Primo inviato che soddisfa i criteri di controllo qualità

3 settembre 2026

Primo Inserito (Effettivo)

9 settembre 2026

Aggiornamenti dei record di studio

Ultimo aggiornamento pubblicato (Effettivo)

9 settembre 2026

Ultimo aggiornamento inviato che soddisfa i criteri QC

3 settembre 2026

Ultimo verificato

1 agosto 2026

Maggiori informazioni

Termini relativi a questo studio

Altri numeri di identificazione dello studio

  • Pro00120378

Piano per i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)

Hai intenzione di condividere i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)?

NO

Informazioni su farmaci e dispositivi, documenti di studio

Studia un prodotto farmaceutico regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

Studia un dispositivo regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

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