New registry aims to save lives from opioid overdoses in ERs
NCT ID NCT07466784
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is building a Canada-wide registry of people who come to emergency departments with opioid poisoning. Researchers will track treatments and outcomes for up to 7,200 patients. The goal is to learn what works best and create a tool to predict who is at highest risk of dying within 60 days.
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 registry could help doctors better treat opioid poisoning and reduce deaths by identifying best practices and high-risk patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test new therapies. Results may vary across hospitals and not apply everywhere.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 7,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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
All patients presenting to any one of the Canadian Emergency Department Research Network's emergency department, and meeting the inclusion criteria.
- 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: 1. All patients who arrive at the emergency department with the following emergency department discharge diagnosis: * Percocet Overdose * Oxycontin Overdose * Oxycodone Overdose * Opioid Overdose or Intoxication * Methadone Overdose * Heroin Overdose * Fentanyl Overdose * Codeine Overdose * Carfentanil Overdose * Opioid Withdrawal 2. All patients who arrive at the emergency department who had the following medication ordered in the present visit or previous hospital visits in the past 2 years: * Buprenorphine * Buprenorphine-naloxone * Methadone - Past ED or IP encounter * Kadian/Morphine long-acting * Naloxone * Naloxone kit 3. All patients who arrive at the emergency department with the following impatient discharge diagnosis: * Opioid use disorder (mild/moderate/severe, abuse/dependence), or opioid-related disorders * Adverse effect, and poisoning by polysubstance use * Opioid intoxication or withdrawal * Intoxication or withdrawal (from any substance, including unspecified ones) * Adverse effect, and poisoning by opioids, benzodiazepines, other antiepileptic and sedative-hypnotic drugs, and unspecified drugs * Any psychoactive substance abuse resulting in intoxication, withdrawal, or any adverse effects
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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
1 site. 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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Vancouver General Hospital
RECRUITINGVancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada
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