AWAITS: A Web-based E-health Application for Active Illicit Opioid Users

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Overdose; Opioid-use Disorder; IV Drug Usage; Drug Addiction; Substance Use Disorders
• Interventions: Other: self-administered, e-health application

• Registration Number: NCT03402672
• Lead Sponsor: University of Cincinnati

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to:

1. assess how participants like the AWAITS e-health application as measured by their feedback on the intervention

2. test the impact of AWAITS on knowledge about opioid overdose and risk-reduction strategies.

3. assess the proportion of participants who accept a list of local treatment providers

4. test the impact of AWAITS on interest in being tested for HCV/HIV.

Detailed Description

The pre-post study of AWAITS will: 1) assess the acceptability of AWAITS as measured by participant feedback about the intervention; 2) test the impact of AWAITS on knowledge about opioid overdose, as measured by the OOTAS; 3) assess the proportion of participants who accept a list of local MAT treatment providers; and 4) test the impact of AWAITS on interest in being tested for HCV/HIV.

The acceptability of AWAITS will be assessed with a feedback form which includes questions about how helpful the intervention was (scale of 1-4), what the patient liked most and least about the intervention, and any suggestions for improving it. The average (and standard deviation) for the rated helpfulness of the intervention will be derived and the qualitative data about what they liked most and least about the intervention and suggestions for improvement will be tabulated. Pre-/post-changes in the percent of correct knowledge assessment items (i.e., about overdose and MAT) and interest in HCV/HIV testing will be analyzed using a Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The proportion of participants accepting a list of local MAT treatment providers will be calculated.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-11-08
• Study First Submitted: 2018-01-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-01-10
• Study First Posted: 2018-01-18
• Primary Completion: 2018-06-21
• Study Completion: 2018-06-21
• Status Verified: 2019-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-04-09
• Last Update Posted: 2019-04-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

1. At least 18 years of age
2. Not enrolled in MAT per self-report
3. Self-reports illicit opioid use

Exclusion Criteria

3. Does not acknowledge reviewing "Information Sheet for Research" within REDCap

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
AWAITS	self-administered, e-health application	Participants who meet criteria will receive the AWAITS self-administered, e-health application intervention.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
3 sections of the OOTAS (signs of overdose, how to respond to an overdose, and MAT)	Day 1	To test the impact of AWAITS on knowledge about opioid overdose

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feedback on AWAITS	Day 1	To assess the acceptability of the intervention
Acceptance of list of MAT providers	Day 1	Assess relative interest in MAT post-AWAITS

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Cincinnati Addiction Sciences Division; 🇺🇸 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States