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Did pandemic-era rules improve addiction care? a massive veteran study aims to find out.

NCT ID NCT07232641

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Boston University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now This study
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at whether federal policy changes made during the COVID-19 pandemic helped more veterans get and stay on medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder. Researchers will compare treatment use, retention, and outcomes before and after the policy changes using data from up to 185,810 veterans. The goal is to understand if reducing regulations improved care.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 185,810 people

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

Started

Jun 2026

Expected to finish

Sep 2029

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.

Who is studied

A quasi-experimental and comparative interrupted time-series observational cohort study design will be used to compare trends across the pre- and post-MOUD policy change years, between mutually exclusive groups of patients with OUD and AUD (and no co-occurring OUD), who will be matched 1:1 on age, gender, race, rural/urban residence, and state for the pre (03/2016-02/2020) and post periods (03/2020-02/2024).

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: * Substance use disorder (alcohol and/or opioid) documented in the Veteran's Health Administration Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW) Exclusion Criteria: * None

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

alcohol abuse opiate dependence substance-related disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Alcohol use disorder Opioid use disorder Substance use disorders

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

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  2. The official record

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  3. A doctor treating you

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • VA Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02130, United States

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