NCT07224516

Testing MOUD Scale-Up

Testing MOUD Scale-Up Strategies in Criminal Legal Settings

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to improve health outcomes for incarcerated individuals by increasing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) use, using scalable and cost-effective methods that could be applied more broadly in the criminal justice system.

Detailed description

This trial will evaluate a systems-change approach to scaling medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) across 120 prisons in 12 U.S. states. Researchers will test two promising, implementation strategies-policy academy and multisite learning collaborative-commonly used in healthcare, education, and community development. The focus on MOUD is driven by strong evidence of its efficacy, low penetration in prisons, significant health inequities among incarcerated populations, and the high risk of overdose deaths during reentry into the community.

Conditions

• Incarcerated Individuals
• Correctional Institutions

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	SAMHSA	Implement the scale-up of MOUD
BEHAVIORAL	Learning Collaborative	The LCs will include learning sessions at baseline and monthly coaching sessions thereafter in the 12 month intervention period to provide training and technical assistance on the study protocol, types of MOUD and their clinical effectiveness, strategies to reduce stigma towards MOUD, approaches to overcoming common MOUD implementation barriers, and strategies to increase use and reduce burden of MOUD.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-02-05
• Primary completion: 2028-08-01
• Completion: 2028-08-01
• First posted: 2025-11-04
• Last updated: 2026-02-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States