NCT05116852

Community and Familial Impacts of the Opioid Crisis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 578 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cambridge Health Alliance · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to analyze the needs of those who have lost a loved one to opioid-related death and/or those currently supporting a loved one in treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. Mental health status related to the death or support of a loved one will be assessed through a survey and through the use of several modules of the CAT-MH (computerized adaptive testing-mental health suite) questionnaire.

Detailed description

This study aims to establish the level of needs in the community among those who have lost loved ones to opioid overdose and/or currently support those in opioid addiction recovery. This study aims to analyze the needs of those who have lost a loved one to opioid-related death and/or those currently supporting a loved one in treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. The study will evaluate the mental health status for each study participant through a primary survey as well as current participant mental health status through the use of several modules of the CAT-MH adaptive testing questionnaire. CAT-MH will be used to rapidly measure severity levels of depression, anxiety, and substance use risk after participants complete the primary survey. The primary survey assesses the immediate impact of overdose death by a loved one and recognition of the onset of opioid addiction in the years after the event on family and community members. The primary survey will compare the impact of loss and/or recovery support on mental health and substance use at specified time points before and after the loss and/or an individual finding out about a loved one's opioid addiction. The primary survey will also evaluate attitudes in this population about mindfulness and self-compassion skills training, openness to technology and various treatment options, current and past levels of depression, anxiety and grief, as well as thematic areas of need specific to those who have lost a loved one to opioid overdose and/or currently support a loved one in opioid addiction recovery.

Conditions

• Opioid Use Disorder
• Bereavement
• Overdose of Opiate

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Survey	All study participants will be asked to complete two surveys relevant to their personal experience either losing a loved one to opioid-related death, supporting a loved on in recovery for Opioid Use Disorder, or both.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-01
• Primary completion: 2024-04-21
• Completion: 2024-06-21
• First posted: 2021-11-11
• Last updated: 2025-07-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States