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New computer tool aims to help primary care doctors tackle opioid crisis
NCT ID NCT04198428
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a computer tool called the Opioid Wizard that helps primary care doctors identify and treat patients with opioid use disorder. Over 10,000 patients from 30 clinics participated. The tool works within the electronic health record to provide tailored treatment recommendations. The goal was to see if it improves diagnosis, treatment, and patient outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Opioid Wizard (clinical decision support tool)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help primary care doctors better identify and treat opioid use disorder, potentially improving patient outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial testing a decision support tool, not a new drug or cure. Results may show limited impact on patient outcomes or be difficult to scale across different healthcare systems.
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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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10,891 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2019
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- 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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18 to 75 years
- 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: * be aged 18-75 years, inclusive, at the time of an index visit; * have been diagnosed with OUD, currently prescribed MOUD, or identified by study algorithms as being at high risk of OUD. * Be a patient at a study randomized clinic Exclusion Criteria: * those receiving active parenteral chemotherapy within the last year, * those with stage 4 or equivalent cancer diagnosis * those enrolled in hospice care or palliative care programs.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Essentia Health
Duluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States
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Geisinger
Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822-4400, United States
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HealthPartners
Bloomington, Minnesota, 55425, United States
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