Trial Outcomes & Findings for Buprenorphine Treatment Engagement and Overdose Prevention (NCT NCT03677986)

NCT ID: NCT03677986

Last Updated: 2024-02-20

Results Overview

This will be assessed by the percentage of buprenorphine-positive urine samples during the 24-week intervention.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

41 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

24 weeks

Results posted on

2024-02-20

Participant Flow

Participants were recruited via community agencies that served the target population and a referral system in which study participants were paid for successfully referring others to the study. Interested individuals completed a brief phone interview. Potentially eligible participants were invited for a full in-person interview.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Usual Care
Participants in this group will be referred to receive office-based buprenorphine treatment
Video DOT+
Participants in this group will be referred to receive office-based buprenorphine treatment and will receive financial incentives for taking their daily buprenorphine dose. Video Directly Observed Therapy (DOT)+: Participants will receive financial incentives for recording and submitting videos of themselves taking their daily buprenorphine dose.
Overall Study
STARTED
20
21
Overall Study
COMPLETED
20
21
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Buprenorphine Treatment Engagement and Overdose Prevention

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Usual Care
n=20 Participants
Participants in this group will be referred to receive office-based buprenorphine treatment
Video DOT+
n=21 Participants
Participants in this group will be referred to receive office-based buprenorphine treatment and will receive financial incentives for taking their daily buprenorphine dose. Video DOT+: Participants will receive financial incentives for recording and submitting videos of themselves taking their daily buprenorphine dose.
Total
n=41 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
20 Participants
n=5 Participants
21 Participants
n=7 Participants
41 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous
49.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.9 • n=5 Participants
44.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.4 • n=7 Participants
46.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.2 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
14 Participants
n=5 Participants
16 Participants
n=7 Participants
30 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
5 Participants
n=7 Participants
11 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
17 Participants
n=5 Participants
11 Participants
n=7 Participants
28 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
10 Participants
n=7 Participants
11 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
20 Participants
n=5 Participants
21 Participants
n=7 Participants
41 Participants
n=5 Participants
Self-reported methadone use
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
12 Participants
n=7 Participants
18 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 24 weeks

This will be assessed by the percentage of buprenorphine-positive urine samples during the 24-week intervention.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Video DOT+
n=21 Participants
Participants in this group will be referred to receive office-based buprenorphine treatment and will receive financial incentives for taking their daily buprenorphine dose. Video DOT+: Participants will receive financial incentives for recording and submitting videos of themselves taking their daily buprenorphine dose.
Usual Care
n=20 Participants
Participants in this group will be referred to receive office-based buprenorphine treatment
Buprenorphine Treatment Adherence
16.1 percentage of urine samples
Standard Deviation 3.7
19.7 percentage of urine samples
Standard Deviation 4.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 24 weeks

This will be assessed by the percentage of participants who get linked to buprenorphine treatment during the 24-week intervention

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Usual Care

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Video DOT+

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Kenneth Silverman, Professor

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Phone: 4105502694

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place