Data2Action Oregon Project: Supporting Data-driven Decision-Making for Substance Use Services, Policy, and Overdose Prevention

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Substance Abuse; Policy; Decision Making, Shared; Implementation Science; Decision Making; Organizations; Substance-related Disorders

• Registration Number: NCT06852170
• Lead Sponsor: Chestnut Health Systems

Brief Summary

Oregon's decision makers (e.g., community service providers, public health, justice, advocacy groups, payers) are calling for comprehensive, current, and trusted data to inform how they allocate resources to improve substance use services and mitigate the growing opioid and methamphetamine epidemics in their state. Consistent with the HEAL Data2Action call for Innovation projects that drive action with data in real-world settings, this study will refine and test the impact of a novel implementation strategy to engage cross- sector decision makers and make data that they identify as relevant to their decisions available to them in easy- to-use products. The proposed study aims to not only address critical knowledge gaps regarding how and when data can inform impactful, transparent decision-making, but to provide decision makers with the data that they need to achieve community-wide substance use prevention and treatment goals, including the increased delivery of high-quality, evidence-informed, services and the prevention of overdoses.

Detailed Description

PROJECT SUMMARY Cross-sector decision makers-such as community service providers, public health, justice, advocates, and payers-are calling for actionable data to be collected and shared in sustainable, useful ways. In 2022 national survey data, Oregon ranked last in the U.S. for access to substance use services and first in opioid and methamphetamine use. A recent state- wide analysis estimated that service gaps may even be larger than previously estimated. This study aims to make data that are relevant to decision makers available to them in easy-to-use formats so that they can make timely, evidence-informed decisions to reduce substance use service gaps and overdoses, and ultimately improve Oregonian's health. Major, innovative policy decisions about substance use are being in made in Oregon right now. This policy context is accounted for in study design, activities, and analyses. One is a first-of-its-kind policy in the United States-Ballot Measure 110 (M110). M110 is bringing unprecedented levels of funding to expand services aligned with the pillars of overdose prevention statewide, and it decriminalized the possession of personal amounts of substances. More recently, HB 4002 re-criminalized simple possession and set aside funding for counties to establish criminal legal system deflection programs. Both critics and advocates of M110 and HB 4002 have called for better data to provide a holistic picture of substance use service and service- recipient impacts, and to inform looming decisions such as how to allocate opioid settlement funds. To meet this need, consistent with goals of the NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-term Data2Action Program call for Innovation Projects with cross-sector partnerships, the investigators will develop, refine, and test a policy implementation strategy-Co-Design Sessions (CDS)-to engage cross-sector decision makers in conversations about what data are of priority to them and to develop feasible protocols for linking and disseminating data through products that they co-design (e.g., reports, simulations, dashboards). In the current project phase, which includes the clinical trial, counties will be cluster randomized to participate in CDS and receive fully tailored data products (N = 18) or to later receive products only (N = 18) in a stepped-wedge design. The investigators will: (Aim 1) identify whether CDS is an efficient, generalizable strategy to optimize policy implementation based on the comparative usability of CDS-generated data products between counties; (Aim 2) test the impact of CDS on substance use service gaps and service-recipient outcomes, as well as cross-sector collaboration and trust in data as potential mechanisms of CDS; and (Aim 3) examine whether CDS-generated data products are associated with concrete actions (e.g., funding) to strengthen the availability and quality of evidence-based, culturally-responsive substance use services. Based on study results and partners' input, the investigators will provide state decision makers with recommendations and protocols for supporting sustainment of study infrastructure and output, including: feasible methods for prioritized data collection and data product dissemination, and the transfer of study-generated data to state-wide data infrastructures. The study holds strong potential for immediate, real-world impact.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2025-01-31
• Status Verified: 2025-02
• Study Start: 2025-02-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-02-26
• Study First Posted: 2025-02-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-28
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-30
• Primary Completion: 2028-06-01
• Study Completion: 2028-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 341

Inclusion Criteria

Sample 1: Local or Regional Decision Makers

• At least 18 years old
• Has decision-making authority within their professional role related to substance use service delivery, including leadership responsible for developing policy (e.g. executive directors) OR middle-managers (e.g., case managers, supervisor) and front-line workers responsible for service delivery decisions OR Responsible for developing local or state policy related to substance use/behavioral health and/or the criminal justice system OR Advises these decision makers (e.g., legislative staff, data analysts)

These individuals will be drawn from organizations with the following perspectives: behavioral health, public health, health payer, first responders, health advocacy.

Sample 2: State or Local Decision Makers

• At least 18 years old
• Has decision-making authority within their professional role related to substance use service delivery, including leadership responsible for developing policy (e.g. executive directors) OR middle-managers (e.g., case managers, supervisor) and front-line workers responsible for service delivery decisions OR Responsible for developing local or state policy related to substance use/behavioral health and/or the criminal justice system OR Advises these decision makers (e.g., legislative staff, data analysts)

Exclusion Criteria

• None.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SEQUENTIAL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Community Engagement Survey	Measurement will occur at five timepoints: baseline, around 15 months post-baseline, around 18 months post-baseline, around 30 months post-baseline, around 42 months post-baseline	A measure of community engagement (Oetzel et al, 2018) which includes 2 subscales; collaboration, which includes 4 items answered on a Likert Scale ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree, and synergy, which includes 7 items answered on a Likert Scale ranging from Not at All to To a Great Extent.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Trust in data	Annually for up to two years after each round of data product release in the given county (varies by condition)	A measure of trust in data (Yoon \& Lee, 2019) was tailored for the current study. Tailoring including removing items and slight rewording of item stems (e.g., "data system" to "data"). The study measure includes 5 items answered on a Likert Scale ranging from 1= Strongly Disagree to 5 = Strongly Agree and including 0 = don't know.
Social Network of Collaboration	Measurement will occur at five timepoints: baseline, around 15 months post-baseline, around 18 months post-baseline, around 30 months post-baseline, around 42 months post-baseline	A study-specific measure will probe about connections that facilitate collaboration, defined as clinical referrals and client care coordination. Questions probe presence and strength of ties (e.g., whether referrals sent and/or received from other organizations). Open-ended questions probe timing, nature, and origin of collaborations (e.g., nodes).
Data Product Usability	Annually for up to two years after each round of data product release in the given county (varies by condition)	Acceptability and Usability of the Data Products will be assessed through the System Usability Scale, a 10-item measure that will be tailored for the current study. Scoring is from 1 - 5, with 1 indicating "Strongly disagree" and 5 indicating "Strongly agree".

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chestnut Health Systems; 🇺🇸 Eugene, Oregon, United States