Adapting the HOPE Social Media Intervention to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Non-Cancer Chronic Pain
• Interventions: Behavioral: Harnessing Online Peer Education (HOPE) Social Media Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT02735785
• Lead Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles

Brief Summary

The Harnessing Online Peer Education (HOPE) intervention combines social media with a psychology-based interventions to change behavior. This intervention is being applied to reduce prescription drug abuse among patients with chronic pain.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-09
• Study First Submitted: 2016-02-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-04-07
• Study First Posted: 2016-04-13
• Primary Completion: 2017-01
• Status Verified: 2017-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-12-28
• Last Update Posted: 2018-01-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 51

Inclusion Criteria

• (a) UCLA health system patient,
• (b) ≥ 18 years of age,
• (c) on chronic opioid therapy (> 3 and < 12 months) for chronic non-cancer pain as reported by their physician who referred them.

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Exclusion Criteria

° Does not satisfy inclusion criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
intervention	Harnessing Online Peer Education (HOPE) Social Media Intervention	behavioral intervention

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction in Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) Score	3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UCLA; 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States