New strategy aims to keep opioid treatment on track after jail release
NCT ID NCT06593353
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a health system strategy called SAIA to improve care for people with opioid use disorder as they leave jail and connect to community clinics. Researchers will work with jail and clinic staff to identify bottlenecks and improve treatment continuity. The study involves over 4,000 adults leaving King County jails who are on medication for opioid use disorder. The goal is to see if this approach increases the number of people who link to care within 30 days and stay in treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach (SAIA) – a strategy using data and team meetings to improve care processes
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show a practical way to help more people stay in opioid treatment after leaving jail, reducing relapse and overdose risks.
- What could go wrong
- This is an implementation study, not a drug trial. Success depends on clinic staff adopting the strategy, and results may vary across different settings.
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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 4,186 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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Jun 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 to 110 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Implementation Outcomes (consented) Group 1: * clinic staff/providers at study clinics (JHS, OBOT, Pathways, Sound) * age 18+ Group 2: * current patients at SAIA clinic in the community (OBOT, Pathways, Sound) with jail involvement in the last 12 months * age 18+ Clinical Outcomes (de-identified data, non consented) Group 3: * receive MOUD treatment while incarcerated in King County Jails (WA). * age 18+ * on Medicaid * released to community Exclusion Criteria: Group 1 \& 2: * do not consent Group 3: * not on Medicaid
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Washington
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98104, United States
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