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Peer Recovery Support for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Retention

26 mei 2026 bijgewerkt door: Rebecca Harris, University of Pennsylvania

Reducing OUD Treatment Dropout: Development and Pilot Test of a Peer Recovery Support Intervention in Primary Care

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether adding peer recovery support services to standard opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in primary care helps patients stay in treatment longer. The main question it seeks to answer is whether it is feasible to deliver a peer recovery support intervention alongside medication-assisted treatment (buprenorphine) in a Philadelphia primary care clinic.

Participants will receive standard OUD treatment (buprenorphine) combined with peer recovery support services for 180 days. They will attend study visits at baseline, weekly for the first 2 weeks, then every 2 weeks, then monthly, and complete assessments about substance use, medication adherence, self-efficacy, resilience, and coping. Participants will also take part in brief periodic interviews about their experience with peer support.

Studie Overzicht

Gedetailleerde beschrijving

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic, relapsing condition associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, and social burden. Buprenorphine, delivered in primary care settings, is an evidence-based treatment for OUD, yet treatment dropout remains a critical barrier to recovery. Many patients disengage during the early weeks following induction, before buprenorphine has had the opportunity to stabilize their condition. Peer recovery support (PRS) services, provided by individuals with lived experience of addiction and recovery, represent a promising strategy to improve retention, but the evidence base for optimized peer interventions in primary care OUD treatment remains limited.

The peer intervention evaluated in this study was developed through a systematic optimization process conducted in partnership with OUD, peer, and implementation experts, with extensive input from patients, practitioners, and community stakeholders. Intervention design drew on surveys and qualitative studies of Philadelphia-region OUD treatment programs with existing peer support services, as well as best practices from community health worker models in other chronic disease settings. Component elements, including peer qualifications, supervision structure, training curriculum, caseload size, scope of services, and care team integration, were systematically evaluated and refined prior to the pilot.

The resulting intervention is organized around five core structural elements: (1) clinically integrated supervision with structured case review; (2) standardized recruitment and hiring practices emphasizing empathy, problem-solving capacity, and community engagement; (3) a competency-based training curriculum covering psychosocial support, crisis response, stigma, interprofessional ethics, social determinants of health, and system navigation; (4) stage-tailored peer-patient contact, with intensive engagement during the high-dropout early induction period transitioning to stabilization-focused support as treatment progresses; and (5) active peer wellness practices to mitigate compassion fatigue and burnout.

This pilot study will evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and operational implementation of the intervention within primary care-based buprenorphine treatment programs and generate data to inform a future randomized controlled trial.

Studietype

Ingrijpend

Inschrijving (Geschat)

15

Fase

  • Niet toepasbaar

Contacten en locaties

In dit gedeelte vindt u de contactgegevens van degenen die het onderzoek uitvoeren en informatie over waar dit onderzoek wordt uitgevoerd.

Studie Locaties

    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten, 19104
        • Penn Family Medicine

Deelname Criteria

Onderzoekers zoeken naar mensen die aan een bepaalde beschrijving voldoen, de zogenaamde geschiktheidscriteria. Enkele voorbeelden van deze criteria zijn iemands algemene gezondheidstoestand of eerdere behandelingen.

Geschiktheidscriteria

Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie

  • Volwassen
  • Oudere volwassene

Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers

Ja

Beschrijving

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 years or older
  • Diagnosis of opioid use disorder (OUD)
  • Currently receiving or initiating buprenorphine treatment from a primary care physician
  • Able to communicate in English
  • Access to a phone
  • Able and willing to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Acute suicidal ideation or intent
  • Active mania or psychotic episode
  • Significant cognitive impairment

Studie plan

Dit gedeelte bevat details van het studieplan, inclusief hoe de studie is opgezet en wat de studie meet.

Hoe is de studie opgezet?

Ontwerpdetails

  • Primair doel: Ondersteunende zorg
  • Toewijzing: NVT
  • Interventioneel model: Opdracht voor een enkele groep
  • Masker: Geen (open label)

Wapens en interventies

Deelnemersgroep / Arm
Interventie / Behandeling
Experimenteel: Peer Support
Peer recovery support services delivered by trained, certified peers with lived experience of opioid use disorder, added to standard medication-assisted treatment (buprenorphine) in a primary care setting. Peer services are structured around three stages of OUD treatment (initial engagement, early treatment, and stable treatment) with contact intensity tailored to dropout risk at each stage (approximately 2 contact hours/week during initial engagement). Contact modalities include in-office meetings, phone calls, texts, and appointment reminders. Peers are supervised and integrated as full members of the clinical care team. The intervention was developed with input from OUD, peer, and implementation experts and informed by qualitative and survey data from Philadelphia-region OUD treatment programs. Caseload: approximately 15 patients per peer. Duration: 180 days.

Wat meet het onderzoek?

Primaire uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
OUD treatment retention
Tijdsspanne: 180 days
Retention in OUD treatment measured as time in days from treatment initiation (buprenorphine induction) to dropout (unplanned treatment termination) or treatment completion over the 180-day study period.
180 days

Secundaire uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
Self-report opioid use
Tijdsspanne: 180 days
Assessed using an abbreviated 30-day Time-Line Follow-Back (TLFB) instrument capturing self-reported opioid use at each study visit.
180 days
Buprenorphine adherence
Tijdsspanne: 180 days
Assessed using the Brief Medication Questionnaire (self-report).
180 days
Resilience, coping, and self-efficacy
Tijdsspanne: 180 days
A 30-item composite questionnaire combining three patient-centered outcome domains to minimize participant burden. Section 1 (Resilience, 10 items) uses a 5-point Likert scale rating the past month, with 4 items reverse-scored; scores range from 10 to 50, with higher scores indicating greater resilience. Section 2 (Coping Strategies, 10 items adapted from the Brief COPE) uses a 4-point scale rating frequency of coping strategy use, including a substance use item; scores range from 10 to 40, with higher scores indicating greater frequency of coping strategy use. Section 3 (Abstinence Self-Efficacy, 10 items adapted from the Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy Scale) uses a 5-point confidence scale assessing ability to remain opioid-free across situational triggers over the past week; scores range from 10 to 50, with higher scores indicating greater confidence in maintaining opioid abstinence.
180 days
Opioid urine drug screen positivity
Tijdsspanne: 180 days
Proportion of urine drug screens positive for opioids, obtained at routine clinical visits throughout the study period.
180 days

Medewerkers en onderzoekers

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Onderzoekers

  • Hoofdonderzoeker: Rebecca A Harris, MD, University of Pennsylvania

Publicaties en nuttige links

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Studie record data

Deze datums volgen de voortgang van het onderzoeksdossier en de samenvatting van de ingediende resultaten bij ClinicalTrials.gov. Studieverslagen en gerapporteerde resultaten worden beoordeeld door de National Library of Medicine (NLM) om er zeker van te zijn dat ze voldoen aan specifieke kwaliteitscontrolenormen voordat ze op de openbare website worden geplaatst.

Bestudeer belangrijke data

Studie start (Werkelijk)

9 januari 2026

Primaire voltooiing (Geschat)

31 oktober 2027

Studie voltooiing (Geschat)

31 oktober 2027

Studieregistratiedata

Eerst ingediend

13 mei 2026

Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria

26 mei 2026

Eerst geplaatst (Werkelijk)

2 juni 2026

Updates van studierecords

Laatste update geplaatst (Werkelijk)

2 juni 2026

Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria

26 mei 2026

Laatst geverifieerd

1 mei 2026

Meer informatie

Termen gerelateerd aan deze studie

Plan Individuele Deelnemersgegevens (IPD)

Bent u van plan om gegevens van individuele deelnemers (IPD) te delen?

NEE

Beschrijving IPD-plan

Individual participant data will not be shared. This is a small pilot feasibility study involving participants with opioid use disorder, a population for whom confidentiality protections are particularly important given the sensitivity of substance use data and potential risks of stigma and discrimination. The sample is too small for effective de-identification of individual-level data. Aggregate descriptive findings will be reported in publications.

Informatie over medicijnen en apparaten, studiedocumenten

Bestudeert een door de Amerikaanse FDA gereguleerd geneesmiddel

Nee

Bestudeert een door de Amerikaanse FDA gereguleerd apparaatproduct

Nee

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