Could a trip to the pediatrician help teens beat opioid addiction?
NCT ID NCT06477848
First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether adding substance use disorder resources to existing behavioral health services in pediatric primary care clinics can improve care for adolescents with opioid use disorder. The approach includes training, stigma reduction, and brief interventions during regular check-ups. Researchers will compare clinics using this integrated system to those providing standard care, measuring how often teens are screened, referred, and treated. The goal is to see if this model can help more young people access effective help for opioid addiction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Integrated behavioral health system with substance use disorder resources
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make it easier for teens with opioid use disorder to get effective treatment during regular pediatric visits, potentially reducing overdose risk and improving long-term health.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage implementation study, so it may not show clear improvements in health outcomes. Success depends on clinics adopting the new system, and results may not apply to all settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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12 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria for providers and staff recruited to complete surveys, focus groups, and/or interviews: 1. member of participating pediatric primary care team 2. at least 18 years old 3. speaks and understanding English. Inclusion Criteria for administrative data: 1. patient at one of the participating pediatric primary care team 2. 12-18 years old Exclusion Criteria: * N/A
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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