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The Youth Opioid Recovery Support (YORS) Intervention
Sponsor: Potomac Health Foundations
Summary
Youth are disproportionately affected by the current opioid crisis with catastrophic consequences, and young adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) often struggle with adherence to relapse prevention medications. The Youth Opioid Recovery Support (YORS) model is a promising, innovative, wrap-around approach that addresses barriers to medication adherence and treatment engagement in an effort to improve public health outcomes in this vulnerable young adult population. This study seeks to refine the YORS intervention through stakeholder input and pilot iterative testing followed by an efficacy randomized controlled trial. This project will significantly contribute to our knowledge base of practical strategies to address the opioid crisis.
Official title: The Youth Opioid Recovery Support (YORS) Intervention: An Assertive Community Treatment Model for Improving Medication Adherence in Young Adults With Opioid Use Disorder
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 28 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
150
Start Date
2020-02-17
Completion Date
2026-08-31
Last Updated
2025-09-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Youth Opioid Recovery Support (YORS)
The Youth Opioid Recovery Support (YORS) model is an innovative wrap-around approach that attempts to address barriers to treatment engagement in this vulnerable young adult population, especially difficulties with medication adherence. Its components include: (1) Home delivery of extended release naltrexone (XR-NTX) for OUD; (2) Engagement of families in collaborative treatment planning and monitoring focusing on medication adherence; (3) Assertive outreach from the treatment team including actively tracking and communicating with youth and families by text messaging and social media to promote engagement and adherence; and (4) Contingency management to provide incentives for medication adherence.
Locations (1)
Mountain Manor Treatment Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States