Ambulance crews to launch opioid addiction treatment in the field
NCT ID NCT07475728
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether emergency medical services (EMS) can safely start buprenorphine treatment for people with opioid use disorder right at the scene of an emergency. Researchers will first test how practical and acceptable this approach is, then track whether patients stay in treatment afterward. About 495 adults who are offered the EMS protocol will take part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 495 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
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.
Who is studied
Individuals in the prehospital setting with OUD 1) presenting with overdose requiring naloxone reversal or 2) in acute opioid abstinence withdrawal offered an EMS clinical protocol across approximately three ED-EMS systems.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * 18 years of age or older * Treated by the EMS-Initiated buprenorphine clinical protocol which includes: Patients that accept EMS-Initiated BUP protocol. Patients offered the EMS-Initiated BUP protocol but declined.1 * Willing to follow study procedures. * Able to speak English sufficiently to understand study procedures, and to provide verbal and electronic/written consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who lack decision making capacity * Patients who are in police or protective custody
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Conditions
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alameda Health System
RECRUITINGOakland, California, 94602, United States
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Cooper University Hospital
RECRUITINGCamden, New Jersey, 08103, United States
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Hennepin Healthcare
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55415, United States
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