Removing Barriers: Community Partnering for Innovative Solutions to the Opioid Crisis
NCT ID: NCT05665179
Last Updated: 2024-11-29
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
800 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-12-23
2025-07-31
Brief Summary
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This study of individuals in treatment in Michigan tests whether resolving outstanding legal issues improves drug treatment outcomes. The research also examines whether and to what extent resolving legal issues supports family reunification, reduces future criminal behavior, and improves access to jobs and housing for clients in treatment for opioid use disorder. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) is used to determine the effects of resolving legal issues on these outcomes. For identification, the investigators leverage the random assignment of legal services to treatment center clients, along with the random assignment of clients to treatment centers by birth month. We assemble a novel longitudinal dataset of hundreds of clients in treatment for substance use disorder and link these clients to several administrative datasets and qualitative data, which allows for measurement of: (1) substance use behaviors and (2) justice-system involvement, including civil and criminal legal system encounters. This study also uses linked client and administrative data to research the population in opioid treatment centers, follow-up behaviors, and whether the consequences of providing no-cost legal services differ by client background. Findings from this research will improve America's understanding of the acute socio-legal needs faced by those experiencing opioid use disorder and provide recommendations to help target resources toward the areas that best support long-term abstinence from opioids and other drugs.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Treatment
Receives tutorial for free online legal resolution at treatment center
Removing Barriers to Recovery
Experimental patients are provided no-cost legal services in-person at addiction treatment centers using an online platform
Control
The control group is not provided the experimental intervention.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Removing Barriers to Recovery
Experimental patients are provided no-cost legal services in-person at addiction treatment centers using an online platform
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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U.S. National Science Foundation
FED
University of Michigan
OTHER
Responsible Party
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David Cordova
Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work
Principal Investigators
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David Cordva, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Associate Professor
Locations
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Home of New Vision
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Dawn Farm
Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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David Cordova, PhD
Role: backup
David Cordova, PhD
Role: backup
References
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O'Neil MM, Johnson RA, Cordova D, Pryor J, Pinals DA. A legal dispute resolution intervention for patients with substance use disorders: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2023 Mar 6;23(1):435. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15296-5.
Other Identifiers
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HUM00152102
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id