Can telehealth bridge the gap for opioid treatment?
NCT ID NCT06341608
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study will develop and test a telehealth program designed to help marginalized patients access and stay in treatment for opioid use disorder. Researchers will enroll 60 people—half already in treatment and half not yet in treatment—and provide them with a user-friendly telehealth platform, case management, reminders, and mailed drug tests. The goal is to see if this approach improves treatment engagement and satisfaction.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- telehealth intervention (behavioral)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that telehealth makes it easier for marginalized people to start and stay on opioid use disorder treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is still being developed, and it may not improve engagement as hoped.
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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