Reducing Opioid Mortality in Illinois

NCT ID: NCT04925427

Last Updated: 2024-02-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1500 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-08-10

Study Completion Date

2026-08-30

Brief Summary

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Reducing Opioid Mortality in Illinois (ROMI) is 5-year research study led by the University of Chicago in partnership with the University of Illinois at Chicago's (UIC) Community Outreach Intervention Projects (COIP), the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) and the American Institutes for Research (AIR). ROMI aims to understand and test strategies for linking individuals with a history of opioid use disorder who are released from Illinois jails and prisons to substance use treatment. ROMI is one of twelve grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) to support research on quality addiction treatment for opioid use disorder in criminal justice settings nationwide.

Detailed Description

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This NIDA-funded multi-site randomized control trial (RCT) examines the effectiveness of an established, intensive case management model for study participants who are awaiting release from four jails and two prisons across Illinois. The investigators seek to demonstrate that a unified case management approach can improve treatment engagement and retention among individuals who face high risks of opioid use disorders, overdose, and related harms. The investigators will examine the impact of case management and peer recovery coaching on participants' engagement with treatment and harm reduction interventions. The investigators will also study secondary outcomes including insurance enrollment, re-arrest, use of mental health services, and more.

ROMI will enroll at least 300 individuals with opioid disorders in the CMPR group, and at least 300 participants in the naloxone-only across five geographically distinct sites of care. All participants will receive harm reduction resources. The investigators hypothesize that the treatment group will display declines in opioid use, re-arrest, self-reported syringe sharing, and overdose risk behaviors relative to the control groups. The investigators will also examine differences between urban - rural and rural differences in treatment engagement and retention engagement, retention, and downstream outcomes across treatment arms. Aside from demonstrating these treatment impacts, the investigators will guide, document and evaluate ROMI's implementation efforts to ensure consistency across sites across sites and to inform future replication of the model in different settings or for different populations. (Edited 11/27/23 to reflect changes in recruitment from 500 in each treatment arm to 300)

Conditions

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Opioid Use Opioid-use Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Case Management and Peer Recovery

Participants in the CM/PRC + OEND arm will receive one year of service delivery. During the initial intake interview the CM will identify primary, secondary, and tertiary barriers to treatment initiation and completion, then create an action plan tailored to each client. PRCs with lived SUD or incarceration experience will address recovery barriers, while CMs will focus on service barriers. Where beneficial and desired by the clients, PRCs will accompany clients to provider and select service appointments to promote engagement and retention. CM/PRC teams will provide OEND upon community re-entry. The teams will provide follow-up phone calls and home visits to facilitate service linkages. Contact frequency will depend on clients' individual barriers (e.g., transportation, homelessness), but will include at least weekly in-person or telephone check-ins for first six months, reduced to monthly check-ins after that.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Case Management and Peer Recovery

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A blend between a Critical Time Intervention (CTI) case management model and a peer recovery coaching approach. CORI will employ peer-based case management/recovery coaching and other transitional services (e.g., peer navigation) to provide support and service linkages to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and harm reduction interventions to reduce subsequent opioid use and related harms.

Naloxone-Only

Participants randomized to the Usual care + OEND condition will be trained on naloxone administration by research staff at the time of randomization. Upon community re-entry,they will be given a naloxone kit and information on local resources for harm reduction, SUD treatment, and additional supportive services.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Naloxone-Only

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be trained on naloxone administration, and upon re-entry, they will be given a naloxone kit and information on local resources for harm reduction, SUD treatment, and additional supportive services.

Interventions

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Case Management and Peer Recovery

A blend between a Critical Time Intervention (CTI) case management model and a peer recovery coaching approach. CORI will employ peer-based case management/recovery coaching and other transitional services (e.g., peer navigation) to provide support and service linkages to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and harm reduction interventions to reduce subsequent opioid use and related harms.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Naloxone-Only

Participants will be trained on naloxone administration, and upon re-entry, they will be given a naloxone kit and information on local resources for harm reduction, SUD treatment, and additional supportive services.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participants must be at least 18 years old
* Reside in designated research site county or zip code
* Satisfy criteria for likely OUD based upon nonmedical use of prescription opioids, heroin, or synthetic opioids.

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants experiencing cognitive impairments that preclude informed consent.
* Reside out of the service area.
* Prior enrollment in a parallel JCOIN study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Community Outreach Intervention Projects

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Cook County Sheriff Office

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Cook County Health & Hospitals System

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Lake County Sheriff Office

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

LaSalle County Jail

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Perfectly Flawed Foundation

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Jackson County Sheriff Office

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Illinois Department of Corrections

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Chicago

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Harold Pollack, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Chicago

Mai Pho, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Chicago

Locations

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Cook County Department of Corrections

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Jackson County Jail

Murphysboro, Illinois, United States

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

LaSalle County Jail

Ottawa, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Illinois Department of Corrections

Springfield, Illinois, United States

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Lake County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division

Waukegan, Illinois, United States

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Harold Pollack, PhD

Role: CONTACT

773-834-4292

Mai Pho, MD

Role: CONTACT

773-834-3689

Facility Contacts

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Marianne Kelly, PhD

Role: primary

773-674-7100

Jeff Whitbeck

Role: primary

618-687-2292

Jason Edgcomb

Role: primary

815-434-8383

Steve Meeks, MD

Role: primary

312-814-3017

Anthony Vega

Role: primary

References

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Pho MT, Bouris A, Carreon ED, Stinnette M, Kaufmann M, Shuman V, Watson DP, Jimenez AD, Powell B, Kaplan C, Zawacki S, Morris S, Garcia J, Hafertepe A, Hafertepe K, Pollack HA, Schneider JA, Boodram B. Implementation strategies to support recovery support workers serving criminal legal involved people who use drugs. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Feb;169:209583. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209583. Epub 2024 Nov 23.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39586354 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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IRB19-1775

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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