Clinical trial NCT06696066: PEERS Pilot: Peer Recovery Support Program to Support Engagement in Medication for Opioid Use Disorder
Official title: Pilot Evaluation of a Peer Recovery Support Program Adapted to Target Retention in Clinic-based Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Opioid Use Disorder
Keywords: Opioid Use Disorder
Lead sponsor: Geisinger Clinic
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
name: UConn Health
First posted: 2024-11-19
Enrollment: 12
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 89
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The goal of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a peer recovery support program to support patient engagement in medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD). The program, entitled "Promoting Enhanced Engagement through Recovery Support" (PEERS) was developed in collaboration with community and clinical partners for the MOUD outpatient setting. Information gathered during this pilot study will inform refinements to the program and study components for a future clinical trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of the peer recovery support program in increasing patient retention in MOUD.

The investigators will recruit 12 participants to the pilot study, all of whom will receive the PEERS program. The study will take place in Geisinger outpatient addiction treatment clinics in northeast Pennsylvania. Patients initiating MOUD treatment at one of the clinics will be eligible for participation, and will be recruited via email, patient portal messages, and phone. Each participant will receive the PEERS program, entailing regular sessions with a Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) for 6 months. Participants will also be asked to complete assessments at baseline and 12 weeks and will be invited to provide qualitative feedback on their experience with the program through an interview conducted between 8-12 weeks. As the focus of the pilot pertains to the feasibility and acceptability of the program and the study components, study outcomes focus on participant engagement in and acceptance of the program, CRS fidelity to the program, barriers to implementation, and feasibility of data collection.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult ≥ 18 years of age
* Initiated medication for opioid use disorder at a Geisinger outpatient addiction treatment clinic within the past 45 days
* Willing to participate in the Peer Recovery Support program
* Able and willing to provide consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Received medication for opioid use disorder at a Geisinger outpatient addiction treatment clinic in the 90 days prior to the treatment initiation date
* Not proficient in English

Primary outcomes:
measure: Feasibility - participant engagement in the peer recovery support program
timeFrame: Baseline to 12 weeks
measure: Acceptability - participant acceptability of the peer recovery support program
timeFrame: 8 to 12 weeks
measure: Acceptability - participant alliance with Certified Recovery Specialist
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Fidelity - Certified Recovery Specialist fidelity to peer recovery support program components
timeFrame: Baseline to 6 months
measure: Feasibility - barriers faced by Certified Recovery Specialist in delivering peer recovery support program
timeFrame: Baseline to 6 months
measure: Feasibility - peer recovery support program integration into clinical setting
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Feasibility - feasibility of assessment completion
timeFrame: Baseline, 12 weeks
measure: Acceptability - acceptability of incentives
timeFrame: Baseline, 12 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Danville
country: United States
facility: Geisinger Health
state: Pennsylvania
Study officials:
affiliation: Geisinger Clinic
name: Melissa Poulsen, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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