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Peer Intervention to Link Overdose Survivors to Treatment (PILOT)

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Opioid Overdose
Registration Number
NCT05123027
Lead Sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Brief Summary

The purpose of the Peer Intervention to Link Overdose Survivors to Treatment (PILOT) study is to improve outcomes for individuals after surviving an overdose involving opioids. This study will be comparing the enhanced peer intervention known as PILOT for overdose survivors with treatment as usual (TAU) provided in the Emergency Department.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Self-reported Overdose Risk Behaviors at 180 Days (6 Months) After Index ED Admission180 days (6 months)

Past month total score on the modified Overdose Risk Behavior Checklist (OBRC) at 180 days (6 months post-randomization) compared between experimental groups. The ORBC was a 13-item scale with 11 of the items used to generate a total score (ranging from 0-44); higher scores indicate greater frequency and number of overdose risk behaviors.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Steps Achieved Along a Modified SUD Cascade of Care180 days (6 months)

Number of steps achieved along a modified substance use disorder (SUD) Cascade of Care (0-11 steps possible) at 180 days post-randomization (6 months). Higher scores are associated with better outcomes.

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Mercy Health Youngstown

🇺🇸

Youngstown, Ohio, United States

Prisma Health Upstate

🇺🇸

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Providence Regional Medical Center

🇺🇸

Everett, Washington, United States

Mercy Health Youngstown
🇺🇸Youngstown, Ohio, United States

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