NCT07787039 · Friends Research Institute, Inc.
Supporting Treatment for Opioids and Recovery Capital (STORC) - R61 Phase
(STORC R61)
What this study is about
We are studying whether training an identified support person and providing patient navigation (i.e. a peer recovery specialist assisting you with finding the right support) after delivery can increase "recovery capital"-the resources that help people with opioid use disorder (OUD) stay in treatment and recover.
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We are studying whether training an identified support person and providing patient navigation (i.e. a peer recovery specialist assisting you with finding the right support) after delivery can increase "recovery capital"-the resources that help people with opioid use disorder (OUD) stay in treatment and recover. This study will build upon the research team's prior work in conducting research among pregnant and parenting women with OUD. This project will be directed by the research team at Friends Research Institute in close collaboration with their research and clinical partners at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. A two-phase study is proposed with an initial 1-year developmental phase (R61) that will develop and pilot test STORC to include support person training. A second 4-year phase (R33) will test STORC in a parallel, two-arm, randomized controlled trial design at two study sites.
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL
STORC
STORC will operate as a service model integrating both designated support persons and specialized patient navigators to enhance recovery capital and improve secondary outcomes, including increased OAT retention.
Primary outcome measures
Recruitment Feasibility
Time frame: at study completion, up to 3 months
Number of eligible participants recruited for the trial relative to the number screened.
Acceptability of the Intervention
Time frame: At 3 month follow-up
Intervention acceptability will be measured using the 4-item Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM), a valid and reliable self-report measure of the extent to which participant accepts the intervention as relevant to their experience. The AIM is scored from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating greater perceived acceptability of the intervention.
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- must be biological females
- must be currently within 6 weeks postpartum
- must be able to read, write, and speak English at a 6th-grade level
- must be diagnosed and receiving treatment for, or willing to receive treatment for opioid use disorder at the PROUD clinic
- must identify a support person who also consents to participate. Patient participants must identify prospective support persons in order to complete consent
Exclusion criteria
- planned discharge to a long-term inpatient care facility (e.g., hospice)
- hospitalization for a suicide attempt
- major mental health disorder that requires treatment before OAT can be considered
- stillbirth or neonatal death of the index pregnancy/infant, as determined from the obstetric record.
Where
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Collaborators
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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