New study aims to boost harm reduction for black and latinx drug users
NCT ID NCT05776316
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether an 8-week culturally responsive harm reduction program helps Black and Latinx people who use drugs engage more with services and reduce opioid or stimulant use. Researchers will compare the program to standard harm reduction services in 200 participants. The goal is to improve health and reduce drug-related harms in these communities.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Integrated Harm Reduction Intervention (IHRI) - an 8-week behavioral program with education and referrals
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a culturally tailored program helps Black and Latinx people who use drugs engage more with harm reduction services and reduce their drug use.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage study (200 participants) testing a behavioral intervention, so results may not apply broadly. It relies on self-reported drug use, which can be unreliable.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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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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: * at least 18 years of age * self-identified as misusing opioids +/- other substances (stimulants) in the past 30 days, confirmed by interview using DSM-5 criteria * English or Spanish speaking * able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * inability to provide informed consent or participate in the study procedures as proposed in the consent * active suicidal or homicidal ideation or an unstable psychotic disorder (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder) or mood disorder (bipolar disorder, severe major depressive disorder) * an unwillingness to be randomized. * are prisoners
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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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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NYU Langone Health
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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Nathan Kline Institute
RECRUITINGOrangeburg, New York, 10962, United States
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Yale University
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States
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