Trial Outcomes & Findings for Disclosure Intervention for People in Recovery From Opioid Use Disorder (NCT NCT04836247)

NCT ID: NCT04836247

Last Updated: 2024-01-31

Results Overview

Measured with Acceptability of Intervention Measure (adapted from Weiner et al., 2017). Mean scores range 1-5, with higher scores indicating greater acceptability.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

50 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Assessed immediately following intervention delivery, at time 1 study appointment.

Results posted on

2024-01-31

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Disclosure Intervention Arm
Participants will be guided through a workbook and accompanying worksheet designed to help them: (1) decide whether or not they want to share information about their substance use with others, and (2) build skills for disclosing (e.g., planning what to say). Importantly, the intervention is not designed to encourage participants to disclose or not disclose, but rather to help participants decide whether they want to disclose based on their own goals and values. Disclosing Recovery: A Decision Aid and Toolkit: Participants will be guided through a workbook and accompanying worksheet designed to help them: (1) decide whether or not they want to share information about their substance use with others, and (2) build skills for disclosing (e.g., planning what to say). Importantly, the intervention is not designed to encourage participants to disclose or not disclose, but rather to help participants decide whether they want to disclose based on their own goals and values.
Control Arm
Participants will be able to choose from several guided meditations to promote mindfulness. Mindfulness: Participants will be able to choose from several guided meditations to promote mindfulness
Overall Study
STARTED
25
25
Overall Study
COMPLETED
25
25
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Disclosure Intervention for People in Recovery From Opioid Use Disorder

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Disclosure Intervention Arm
n=25 Participants
Participants will be guided through a workbook and accompanying worksheet designed to help them: (1) decide whether or not they want to share information about their substance use with others, and (2) build skills for disclosing (e.g., planning what to say). Importantly, the intervention is not designed to encourage participants to disclose or not disclose, but rather to help participants decide whether they want to disclose based on their own goals and values. Disclosing Recovery: A Decision Aid and Toolkit: Participants will be guided through a workbook and accompanying worksheet designed to help them: (1) decide whether or not they want to share information about their substance use with others, and (2) build skills for disclosing (e.g., planning what to say). Importantly, the intervention is not designed to encourage participants to disclose or not disclose, but rather to help participants decide whether they want to disclose based on their own goals and values.
Control Arm
n=25 Participants
Participants will be able to choose from several guided meditations to promote mindfulness. Mindfulness: Participants will be able to choose from several guided meditations to promote mindfulness
Total
n=50 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
41.04 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.94 • n=5 Participants
42.04 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.32 • n=7 Participants
41.54 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.03 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
13 Participants
n=5 Participants
14 Participants
n=7 Participants
27 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
12 Participants
n=5 Participants
11 Participants
n=7 Participants
23 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
24 Participants
n=5 Participants
24 Participants
n=7 Participants
48 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 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
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
4 Participants
n=7 Participants
7 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
22 Participants
n=5 Participants
20 Participants
n=7 Participants
42 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
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Assessed immediately following intervention delivery, at time 1 study appointment.

Measured with Acceptability of Intervention Measure (adapted from Weiner et al., 2017). Mean scores range 1-5, with higher scores indicating greater acceptability.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Disclosure Intervention Arm
n=25 Participants
Participants will be guided through a workbook and accompanying worksheet designed to help them: (1) decide whether or not they want to share information about their substance use with others, and (2) build skills for disclosing (e.g., planning what to say). Importantly, the intervention is not designed to encourage participants to disclose or not disclose, but rather to help participants decide whether they want to disclose based on their own goals and values. Disclosing Recovery: A Decision Aid and Toolkit: Participants will be guided through a workbook and accompanying worksheet designed to help them: (1) decide whether or not they want to share information about their substance use with others, and (2) build skills for disclosing (e.g., planning what to say). Importantly, the intervention is not designed to encourage participants to disclose or not disclose, but rather to help participants decide whether they want to disclose based on their own goals and values.
Control Arm
n=25 Participants
Participants will be able to choose from several guided meditations to promote mindfulness. Mindfulness: Participants will be able to choose from several guided meditations to promote mindfulness
Acceptability of Intervention
4.82 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.34
3.19 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.14

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Assessed immediately following intervention delivery, at time 1 study appointment.

Measured with Feasibility of Intervention Measure (adapted from Weiner et al., 2017). Mean scores range 1-5, with higher scores indicating greater feasibility.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Disclosure Intervention Arm
n=25 Participants
Participants will be guided through a workbook and accompanying worksheet designed to help them: (1) decide whether or not they want to share information about their substance use with others, and (2) build skills for disclosing (e.g., planning what to say). Importantly, the intervention is not designed to encourage participants to disclose or not disclose, but rather to help participants decide whether they want to disclose based on their own goals and values. Disclosing Recovery: A Decision Aid and Toolkit: Participants will be guided through a workbook and accompanying worksheet designed to help them: (1) decide whether or not they want to share information about their substance use with others, and (2) build skills for disclosing (e.g., planning what to say). Importantly, the intervention is not designed to encourage participants to disclose or not disclose, but rather to help participants decide whether they want to disclose based on their own goals and values.
Control Arm
n=25 Participants
Participants will be able to choose from several guided meditations to promote mindfulness. Mindfulness: Participants will be able to choose from several guided meditations to promote mindfulness
Feasibility of Intervention
4.88 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.32
3.78 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.84

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Assessed immediately following intervention delivery, at time 1 study appointment.

Measured informed by recommendations for evaluating patient decision aids (Sepucha et al., 2013), focused on recognition of decision. Mean scores range 1-5, with higher scores indicating greater decision making quality.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Disclosure Intervention Arm
n=25 Participants
Participants will be guided through a workbook and accompanying worksheet designed to help them: (1) decide whether or not they want to share information about their substance use with others, and (2) build skills for disclosing (e.g., planning what to say). Importantly, the intervention is not designed to encourage participants to disclose or not disclose, but rather to help participants decide whether they want to disclose based on their own goals and values. Disclosing Recovery: A Decision Aid and Toolkit: Participants will be guided through a workbook and accompanying worksheet designed to help them: (1) decide whether or not they want to share information about their substance use with others, and (2) build skills for disclosing (e.g., planning what to say). Importantly, the intervention is not designed to encourage participants to disclose or not disclose, but rather to help participants decide whether they want to disclose based on their own goals and values.
Control Arm
n=25 Participants
Participants will be able to choose from several guided meditations to promote mindfulness. Mindfulness: Participants will be able to choose from several guided meditations to promote mindfulness
Decision Making Quality
4.49 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.59
1.88 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.98

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Second study appointment out of two. Second appointment took place approximately one month after first study appointment.

Measure adapted from Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (Moser et al., 2012); Mean scores range 1-5, higher scores indicate more social support.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Disclosure Intervention Arm
n=24 Participants
Participants will be guided through a workbook and accompanying worksheet designed to help them: (1) decide whether or not they want to share information about their substance use with others, and (2) build skills for disclosing (e.g., planning what to say). Importantly, the intervention is not designed to encourage participants to disclose or not disclose, but rather to help participants decide whether they want to disclose based on their own goals and values. Disclosing Recovery: A Decision Aid and Toolkit: Participants will be guided through a workbook and accompanying worksheet designed to help them: (1) decide whether or not they want to share information about their substance use with others, and (2) build skills for disclosing (e.g., planning what to say). Importantly, the intervention is not designed to encourage participants to disclose or not disclose, but rather to help participants decide whether they want to disclose based on their own goals and values.
Control Arm
n=23 Participants
Participants will be able to choose from several guided meditations to promote mindfulness. Mindfulness: Participants will be able to choose from several guided meditations to promote mindfulness
Social Support
3.17 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.17
3.29 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.38

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Second study appointment out of two. Second appointment took place approximately one month after first study appointment.

Measure adapted from Methadone Maintenance Treatment Stigma Mechanisms Scale (Smith et al., 2019); Mean scores range 1-5, higher scores indicate greater stigma.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Disclosure Intervention Arm
n=24 Participants
Participants will be guided through a workbook and accompanying worksheet designed to help them: (1) decide whether or not they want to share information about their substance use with others, and (2) build skills for disclosing (e.g., planning what to say). Importantly, the intervention is not designed to encourage participants to disclose or not disclose, but rather to help participants decide whether they want to disclose based on their own goals and values. Disclosing Recovery: A Decision Aid and Toolkit: Participants will be guided through a workbook and accompanying worksheet designed to help them: (1) decide whether or not they want to share information about their substance use with others, and (2) build skills for disclosing (e.g., planning what to say). Importantly, the intervention is not designed to encourage participants to disclose or not disclose, but rather to help participants decide whether they want to disclose based on their own goals and values.
Control Arm
n=23 Participants
Participants will be able to choose from several guided meditations to promote mindfulness. Mindfulness: Participants will be able to choose from several guided meditations to promote mindfulness
Enacted Stigma
1.83 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.72
1.91 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.03

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Second study appointment out of two. Second appointment took place approximately one month after first study appointment.

Measured with Commitment to Sobriety Scale (Kelly \& Greene, 2014); Mean scores range 1-6, higher scores indicate greater commitment to sobriety.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Disclosure Intervention Arm
n=24 Participants
Participants will be guided through a workbook and accompanying worksheet designed to help them: (1) decide whether or not they want to share information about their substance use with others, and (2) build skills for disclosing (e.g., planning what to say). Importantly, the intervention is not designed to encourage participants to disclose or not disclose, but rather to help participants decide whether they want to disclose based on their own goals and values. Disclosing Recovery: A Decision Aid and Toolkit: Participants will be guided through a workbook and accompanying worksheet designed to help them: (1) decide whether or not they want to share information about their substance use with others, and (2) build skills for disclosing (e.g., planning what to say). Importantly, the intervention is not designed to encourage participants to disclose or not disclose, but rather to help participants decide whether they want to disclose based on their own goals and values.
Control Arm
n=23 Participants
Participants will be able to choose from several guided meditations to promote mindfulness. Mindfulness: Participants will be able to choose from several guided meditations to promote mindfulness
Commitment to Sobriety
5.48 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.70
5.62 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.53

Adverse Events

Disclosure Intervention Arm

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

Control Arm

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

Valerie Earnshaw

University of Delaware

Phone: 302-831-4772

Results disclosure agreements

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