Seattle tests Short-Stay center to curb opioid overdose deaths
NCT ID NCT06768814
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a new center in Seattle where people who have had an opioid overdose can stay for up to 24 hours. The center offers monitoring, medication for opioid use disorder, and connections to ongoing care. Researchers will compare outcomes like repeat overdoses and treatment initiation among those who use the center versus those who don't. The goal is to see if this approach helps prevent future overdoses and improves access to recovery services.
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 a short-stay stabilization center after an opioid overdose reduces repeat overdoses and improves access to treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may not prove cause and effect. The center is only in Seattle, so findings may not apply elsewhere.
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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 40,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
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: 1. Verbally consents to transfer of care to SASC. 2. Awake and oriented to person and place, with no significant deficits in mental status or neurological function. 3. Age \>=18 4. Patent airway and effective respirations with adequate oxygenation. 5. Stable heart rate and blood pressure, with no evidence of cardiac arrhythmias or other significant cardiovascular disfunction. 6. Vitals: * Heart rate: 45-130 * Blood pressure: systolic 95-190, diastolic 50-120 * Respiratory rate: 10-24 * SpO2: \>92 on room air or supplemental O2 via nasal cannula. * SpO2 \<92% with supplemental O2 requires ED transfer. * EtCO2: \<50 * Temperature: 95.5-100.3 F * Blood glucose (if indicated): 60-300 7. No signs of head trauma: * Dizziness or loss of balance * Blurred vision or double vision * Sensitivity to light or noise * Seizures or convulsions * Weakness or numbness in the arms or legs * Persistent or worsening headache * CSF or blood leaking from the nose or ears * Unequal pupils or pupils that are slow to react to light. 8. No signs of other traumatic injury or medical needs requiring immediate treatment. 9. No signs of respiratory infection. Screen for COVID-19. See COVID-19 Screening protocol. Exclusion Criteria: \- People under 18 and who do not meet SASC admission criteria will be excluded.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Downtown Emergency Service Center's Overdose Recovery and Care Access Centers
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98104, United States
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