Hospital navigator program aims to close gaps in opioid treatment access
NCT ID NCT06634277
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a patient navigation program can help more people with opioid use disorder start treatment after being in the hospital. The program, called NavSTAR, was tested in 4 Philadelphia hospitals with 32 patients. The goal is to learn how to make this program work across a whole health system and reduce racial differences in treatment access.
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Study facts
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- 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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32 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion criteria: 1. age 18 or older; 2. current DSM-5 criteria for moderate to severe OUD; 3. willing and able to provide informed consent in English. Exclusion criteria: 1. enrollment in OUD treatment 30-days prior to hospitalization; 2. residency outside the City of Philadelphia; 3. pregnancy; 4. planned discharge to a long-term inpatient care facility (e.g., hospice); 5. hospitalization for a suicide attempt.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Friends Research Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19125, United States
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Jefferson Health
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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