Pilot of Training on 988 and Narcan

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Suicide; Overdose Accidental; Overdose Antidote; Crisis Response Plan

• Registration Number: NCT07072819
• Lead Sponsor: RAND

Brief Summary

This pilot study evaluates the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of a new crisis response training called Crisis Ready.

Detailed Description

The study team conducted formative work to develop a new crisis response training for people involved in a law-enforcement assisted diversion program. The training, called Crisis Ready, combines an intervention that aims to promote use of 988 with a training on the use of Naloxone to reverse and overdose. The pilot aims to collect quantitative and qualitative data about the perceptions of the training among program participants and program staff.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2025-06-12
• Study First Submitted: 2025-06-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-07-09
• Study First Posted: 2025-07-18
• Primary Completion: 2025-07-31
• Study Completion: 2025-07-31
• Status Verified: 2025-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-09-05
• Last Update Posted: 2025-09-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 23

Inclusion Criteria

• Participates in the Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program
• Capacity to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to understand English

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acceptability of Intervention Measure	Immediately following the intervention	Participants' perspectives of the likability of the intervention. Scores range from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating higher levels of acceptability.
Intervention Appropriateness Measure	Immediately following the intervention	Measures the fit of the intervention for the population. Scores range from 1 to 5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of appropriateness.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge and Attitudes about Narcan	Immediately before and after the intervention	Measures participants' knowledge of the overdose reversal effects of Narcan and where to get Narcan. Participants also rate their level of comfort carrying and using Narcan in a variety of circumstances; scores range from 0 to 10 with higher scores indicating higher levels of comfort.
Knowledge and Perceptions of 988	Immediately before and immediately after the intervention	Measures participants' knowledge about the 988 crisis line and comfort using 988 for themselves or others. Participants report whether or not they heard of 988 before the training. Participants rate their level of comfort utilizing 988 for themselves or others on a scale from 0 to 10 with higher scores indicating higher levels of comfort.
Access to a phone	Immediately after the intervention.	Author developed assessment of whether or not participants have access to a phone
Perceptions of the Crisis Ready Training	Immediately after the training	Author developed qualitative assessment of perceptions of training. The measure asks, (1) "What did you like most about this training?", (2) "What else would you have liked to hear about or do in this training?", (3) "Is there anything else you would like us to know?"

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc.; 🇺🇸 Baltimore, Maryland, United States