New approach aims to boost opioid treatment in native communities
NCT ID NCT04958798
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested a program designed to make medication for opioid use disorder more culturally appropriate for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Researchers worked with four healthcare sites to help them better support patients starting and staying on these medications. The study included over 2,000 people and measured how many started treatment and stayed in care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Culturally centered implementation intervention (behavioral)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help more Native Americans with opioid use disorder start and stay on medication-assisted treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study at just four sites, so results may not apply broadly. It tested a program-level change, not a direct treatment, so benefits depend on how well each site adopts it.
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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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2,059 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- 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 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: * Receiving services at a participating study site * Meet criteria for a current opioid use disorder * Identify as American Indian or Alaska Native * 18 years or older Exclusion Criteria: * Not Applicable
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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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Missouri Breaks
Eagle Butte, South Dakota, 57625, United States
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Native American Community Clinic
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States
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Southcentral Foundation
Anchorage, Alaska, 99508, United States
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