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Can a simple test strip save lives? ohio study aims to find out

NCT ID NCT05463341

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether teaching people who use drugs how to use fentanyl test strips can help prevent overdoses. About 2,400 adults in Ohio will take part at Project DAWN sites. Some will get the test strip education, while others will just get the usual overdose prevention training. Researchers will track overdoses and see if the test strips make a difference.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
fentanyl test strips
What this could lead to
If it works, this could show that fentanyl test strips help people avoid overdoses and lead to wider use in prevention programs.
What could go wrong
This is an early feasibility study, not a large-scale trial. It may not prove that test strips actually reduce overdose deaths.

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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 2,400 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2022

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

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.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older * Visitor to a Project DAWN site in Ohio that does not currently distribute FTS and has agreed to participate in the study * Self-reported use of illicit drugs or prescription drugs purchased on the street within the past 6 months * Has a phone number or email address to allow for follow-up contact * Understands English (Based on the 2012-2016 American Community Survey, only 2.4% of Ohioans 5 years and older speak English less than "very well.") Exclusion Criteria: \- None (must meet inclusion criteria)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Harm Reduction Opiate Overdose acute opioid poisoning prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Fentanyl overdose Harm reduction Opiate overdose

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

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