NCT04188977

Facilitating the Implementation of Interim Methadone to Increase Treatment Access

Facilitating the Implementation of Interim Methadone to Increase Treatment Access: A Multi-Site Implementation Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: Friends Research Institute, Inc. · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Implementation Facilitation (IF) in promoting increased accessibility to methadone treatment.

Detailed description

This is a Type 3 implementation-effectiveness type study using a modified stepped wedge design. The study's purpose is to examine the effectiveness of Implementation Facilitation (IF) to prompt participating Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) to utilize interim methadone treatment and other approaches to reduce OTP admission delays. Interim methadone treamtent is an evidence-based practice permitted under federal OTP regulations to provide methadone treatment without routine counseling for individuals requesting methadone treatment who otherwise would not be able to be admitted to such treatment within 14 days of request. The study will be conducted at six OTPs in the US that are unable to admit individuals within 14 days of their request for methadone treatment. The OTPs will participate in a baseline Pre-Implementation Phase, an Implementation Phase, followed by a Sustainability Phase. OTPs will be randomly assigned in groups of two to the order in which they will initiate the Implementation Phase. IF will be delivered at the level of the OTP staff and their state health department official responsible for OTP oversight. OTP staff and state health department officials will be interviewed regarding facilitators and barriers to implementing interim methadone and other approaches to reduce admission delays. De-identified data will be gathered from the OTPs on the effectiveness of IF in prompting the implementation of interim methadone and reducing admission delays.

Conditions

• Opioid-use Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Usual Practice	OTP Directors are able to ask their state health officials permission to use interim methadone treatment. The state officials are in turn able to ask officials from the Center of Substance Abuse Treatment for permission to provide interim methadone treatment.
OTHER	Implementation Facilitation	Implementation Facilitation (IF) will consist of educational outreach to OTP staff, identification of local champions, training, performance feedback, and learning collaborative for OTP staff and state health department officials.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-11-01
• Primary completion: 2022-04-30
• Completion: 2022-04-30
• First posted: 2019-12-06
• Last updated: 2022-07-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States