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Telehealth vs In-Person Evaluation of Addiction Treatment After Visiting the Emergency Department
Sponsor: University of California, Davis
Summary
Main study objective: compare long-term buprenorphine treatment outcomes for patients who start buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) in the emergency department and are then referred to get outpatient buprenorphine treatment either via telehealth or at an in-person clinic. Researchers will: Compare rates of establishing outpatient OUD treatment, how long patients stay on buprenorphine, and patients' experience with care to determine whether patient experiences and outcomes are better for patients referred to telehealth treatment versus patients patients referred to in-person treatment after they leave the emergency department. Participants will: Be recruited from 3 different hospital emergency departments. Answer questionnaires at baseline and then 1, 3, 6, and 9 months after their initial emergency department visit.
Official title: In Person vs Telehealth Opioid Use Disorder Treatment After Patients Leave the Emergency Department
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
528
Start Date
2025-06-03
Completion Date
2029-09-01
Last Updated
2025-10-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
referral to telehealth treatment
the intervention tested will be referral to get outpatient treatment via telehealth. Participants in the telehealth arm will receive the intervention.
referral to in person treatment
participants in the in person arm will be referred to in person OUD treatment after they leave the ED
Locations (3)
El Centro Regional Medical Center Emergency Department
El Centro, California, United States
University of California Davis Emergency Department
Sacramento, California, United States
Olive View - UCLA Medical Center Emegency Department
Sylmar, California, United States