PEERS Pilot: Peer Recovery Support Program to Support Engagement in Medication for Opioid Use Disorder
- Conditions
- Opioid Use Disorder
- Registration Number
- NCT06696066
- Lead Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
- Brief Summary
The goal of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a peer recovery support program to support patient engagement in medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD). The program, entitled "Promoting Enhanced Engagement through Recovery Support" (PEERS) was developed in collaboration with community and clinical partners for the MOUD outpatient setting. Information gathered during this pilot study will inform refinements to the program and study components for a future clinical trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of the peer recovery support program in increasing patient retention in MOUD.
The investigators will recruit 12 participants to the pilot study, all of whom will receive the PEERS program. The study will take place in Geisinger outpatient addiction treatment clinics in northeast Pennsylvania. Patients initiating MOUD treatment at one of the clinics will be eligible for participation, and will be recruited via email, patient portal messages, and phone. Each participant will receive the PEERS program, entailing regular sessions with a Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) for 6 months. Participants will also be asked to complete assessments at baseline and 12 weeks and will be invited to provide qualitative feedback on their experience with the program through an interview conducted between 8-12 weeks. As the focus of the pilot pertains to the feasibility and acceptability of the program and the study components, study outcomes focus on participant engagement in and acceptance of the program, CRS fidelity to the program, barriers to implementation, and feasibility of data collection.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 12
- Adult ≥ 18 years of age
- Initiated medication for opioid use disorder at a Geisinger outpatient addiction treatment clinic within the past 45 days
- Willing to participate in the Peer Recovery Support program
- Able and willing to provide consent
- Received medication for opioid use disorder at a Geisinger outpatient addiction treatment clinic in the 90 days prior to the treatment initiation date
- Not proficient in English
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasibility - participant engagement in the peer recovery support program Baseline to 12 weeks Average number of sessions participants attended with the Certified Recovery Specialist
Acceptability - participant acceptability of the peer recovery support program 8 to 12 weeks Qualitative responses from participant interviews regarding the helpfulness of the program in their recovery from opioid use disorder
Acceptability - participant alliance with Certified Recovery Specialist 12 weeks Participants' average scores for the Scales for Participant Alliance with Recovery Coach (SPARC-2)
Fidelity - Certified Recovery Specialist fidelity to peer recovery support program components Baseline to 6 months Appropriate delivery of program components during participant sessions, as measured with a fidelity checklist
Feasibility - barriers faced by Certified Recovery Specialist in delivering peer recovery support program Baseline to 6 months Log of qualitative feedback from Certified Recovery Specialist regarding the barriers to program delivery
Feasibility - peer recovery support program integration into clinical setting 6 months A short survey will assess clinic staff's perceptions of the integration of the Certified Recovery Specialist into the clinic flow
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasibility - feasibility of assessment completion Baseline, 12 weeks Completion proportion of baseline and follow-up assessments by participants. Average participant rating of comprehensibility and acceptability of length of assessments
Acceptability - acceptability of incentives Baseline, 12 weeks Average participant rating of the acceptability of incentive amounts and gift card types received for assessment completion
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Geisinger Health
🇺🇸Danville, Pennsylvania, United States