A second chance after overdose: does structured Follow-Up keep patients in care?
NCT ID NCT07738835
First seen Jul 31, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a structured early addiction care program, including a consultation, toxicology feedback, and regular follow-up calls over six months, helps people who come to the emergency room after a drug overdose stay engaged in addiction treatment. Adults hospitalized for acute intoxication with non-alcoholic psychoactive substances are randomly assigned to receive either this enhanced program or usual care. The main question is whether the enhanced approach improves retention in addiction care at six months, potentially reducing repeat overdoses and hospital visits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Structured early addiction care program including addiction consultation, toxicology feedback, and scheduled follow-up contacts over 6 months
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could help more people stay engaged in addiction treatment after an emergency overdose, reducing repeat episodes and hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is relatively small and open-label, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention relies on patient participation, and some may still drop out despite the structured follow-up.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Saint Antoine
Paris, 75012, France
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Hôpital Tenon
Paris, 75020, France
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Unité d'Addictologie Hospitalière/ELSA Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière
Paris, 75013, France
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hôpital kremlin Bicêtre
Paris, France