New study aims to curb opioid misuse in native communities with culturally centered care
NCT ID NCT06565416
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing how well a culturally adapted screening and brief counseling program works for American Indian and Alaska Native adults who have chronic pain or misuse opioids. Researchers will work with three clinics to see if the program is easy to use and helpful. The goal is to learn how to better support these communities, not to test a new drug or device.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that culturally adapted screening and brief counseling helps reduce opioid misuse and manage chronic pain in Indigenous communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early implementation study with only 225 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It focuses on staff and client perspectives, not on proving a treatment works.
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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 225 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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: * Willing and able to provide informed consent * have English comprehension and proficiency * receiving services at one of our participating study sites * report current chronic pain and/or opioid misuse/opioid use disorder * self-identify as American Indian/Alaska Native Exclusion Criteria: * if they have a psychiatric, cognitive, or medical condition that interferes with the consenting process
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinic Site A (blinded pending tribal approval)
RECRUITINGArcata, California, 95521, United States
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Clinic Site B (blinded pending tribal approval)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGToppenish, Washington, 98948, United States
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Clinic Site C (blinded pending tribal approval)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States
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