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Peer-led, Mobile App Supported Linkage to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
Summary
This is the third phase of the mPeer4Life study - the Trial Phase, will be evaluating the intervention that was developed based on the Formative and Pilot Phases. The study population are patients transitioning from the Emergency Department (ED) or hospital to outpatient Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT). The RCT will consist of three arms (1:1:1) with 30 participants in each arm: * Arm 1 will include a peer navigator + mobile phone-assisted intervention * Arm 2 will have a peer navigator only * Arm 3 will follow the standard of care referral for MAT linkage All patient-level participants will complete baseline and exit interviews, which will evaluate current drug use behaviors, medical history, and OUD treatment engagement status.
Official title: mPeer4Life: A Peer-led, Mobile Health-supported, Narrative-based Intervention to Enhance Linkage and Engagement in Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 99 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
90
Start Date
2027-01-01
Completion Date
2030-06-30
Last Updated
2026-10-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Mobile phone-assisted intervention
Enrolled study participants transitioning from the ED or hospital to outpatient MAT will be given 3-month access to the use of a mobile phone App developed from information gathered during the formative and pilot phases of the study. The mobile phone app components will include text-based counseling and motivational messaging, appointment reminders, and medication adherence support. It will host resources (including geo-location) to ease access to other social determinants of OUD treatment (MAT) engagement, such as housing, employment, self-help group meeting locations and times, and highlight safe injection and overdose prevention. The intervention will be created to protect confidentiality: the format will not identify the participant as someone with OUD and information will be stored securely.
Peer navigator
Study peer navigators will be asked to participate and will undergo extensive training using the curriculum that has been informed by the previous phases. These peer navigators will provide support to patients transitioning from the ED or hospital to outpatient MAT.
Standard of care referral for out-patient MAT
Standard of care referral for out-patient MAT care given by the site when patients are transitioning from the ED or inpatient.
Locations (1)
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, United States