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Contingency Management for Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorders in Primary Care

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Opioid Use Disorder
Stimulant Use Disorder
Interventions
Behavioral: Contingency Management
Registration Number
NCT05288751
Lead Sponsor
University of Minnesota
Brief Summary

Contingency management (CM) is a behavioral intervention that involves incentivizing participants for target behaviors in a clinical setting. When applied to the treatment of substance use disorders, it has demonstrated efficacy in reducing the number of urine toxicology screens positive for illicit substances and increased engagement in treatment programs. However, there is a need to translate CM treatment to primary care settings. This study will implement and assess a CM program for patients with opioid use disorder, with or without comorbid stimulant use disorder, initiating outpatient addiction medicine services at a family medicine residency clinic. Eligible patients will earn monetary incentives for attending addiction medicine appointments and abstaining from substances during outpatient treatment. Data gathered from this pilot program will be used to improve patient outcomes, treatment, and retention for persons receiving medications for opioid use disorder (MOUDs) in a primary care setting.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
42
Inclusion Criteria
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Diagnosis of Opioid Use Disorder and/or Stimulant Use Disorder
  • Recently initiated medications for opioid use disorder (MOUDs) at Broadway Family Medicine (BFM), within 2 weeks of recruitment
  • Have an active prescription for buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Prescription for an amphetamine would exclude patients from the abstinence-based CM, but they could participate in the attendance-only CM.
  • Dementia, development disabilities, or cognitive functioning that is too low to participate in study measures, as determined by chart review and consultation with overseeing physician.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Attendance-only CMContingency ManagementPatients in this arm complete an appointments with his or her primary care provider (PCP) or member of the PCP's microteam . These appointments must be initiated by the PCP/microteam in accordance with the patient's treatment plan for regular follow-up appointments.
Attendance + abstinence CMContingency ManagementPatients who test stimulant-positive during the initial urine drug screen (UDS) at their intake visit will be invited to additionally enroll in the abstinence CM schedule. All of the attendance-only CM rules described previously will apply to patients in the attendance + abstinence program.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Preliminary efficacy of CM on clinical outcomes: Visit Frequency30 days post-intervention

Number of completed clinical visits per patient during the CM program.

Feasibility of CM for OUD in primary care: Retention30 days post-intervention

Of those patients who enroll in the intervention study, the percent that complete the CM intervention period.

Preliminary efficacy of CM on clinical outcomes: Urine toxicology30 days post-intervention

Percentage of UDS results that are negative for stimulants during the CM intervention period.

Feasibility of CM for OUD in primary care: Recruitment30 days post-intervention

percentage of patients invited to participate enroll in the treatment intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Minnesota

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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