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Housing first: a bold experiment to stop opioid addiction before it starts

NCT ID NCT04135703

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Ongoing
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Cancelled before anyone took part.

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether giving homeless young people (ages 18-24) a place to live plus support services could help them avoid developing opioid use disorder. 240 participants who were homeless but did not yet have opioid addiction were randomly assigned to receive either housing with prevention services or prevention services alone. Researchers tracked their opioid use over a year to see if housing made 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
Housing (rental assistance) plus opioid risk prevention services
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that providing stable housing alongside prevention services helps homeless youth avoid developing opioid use disorder.
What could go wrong
This is a single completed trial with 240 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Housing alone may not be enough to prevent substance use in all youth.

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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

240 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2020

Finished

May 2024

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 to 24 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * ages of 18 to 24 years * meets McKinney-Vento definition of homeless * fails to meet DSM 5 criteria for Opioid Use Disorder as assessed by the SCID Exclusion Criteria: \-

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • The Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

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