Please sign in to follow a disease.
Digital coach in the ER could boost addiction treatment rates
NCT ID NCT06799117
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a digital tool called EMBED that helps emergency doctors identify patients with opioid use disorder and start them on buprenorphine, a medication that reduces cravings and withdrawal. The tool is built into the electronic health record and guides doctors through diagnosis, withdrawal assessment, and treatment steps. The trial aims to see if an improved version of the tool increases the number of patients who receive buprenorphine in the emergency department.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- clinical decision support system (EMBED CDS)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make it easier for emergency doctors to start buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder, potentially helping more people get care quickly.
- What could go wrong
- The trial focuses on improving doctor behavior, not testing a new drug, so the direct benefit to patients depends on how well the tool works in real-world settings. Early results may not apply everywhere.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
-
About 1,912 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
-
Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Emergency department patient * 18 years of age or older * Moderate to severe opioid use disorder Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years of age * Pregnant * Currently receiving medication for opioid use disorder
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Opioid use disorder are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Yale New Haven Hospital
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
-
Yale New Haven Hospital- St. Raphael
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
-
Yale New Haven Shoreline Medical Center
RECRUITINGGuilford, Connecticut, 06437, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can exercise boost brain and body health during opioid treatment?
- Can a new drug calm the storm of opioid withdrawal?
- Can coaching turn rural clinics into One-Stop shops for addiction and infectious disease care?
- Can a Phone-Based platform keep people in opioid treatment?
- A safety net after jail: can checkups keep opioid treatment on track?
- Can AI and peer support close the opioid treatment gap?