ER-based program aims to stop opioid addiction before it starts in young people
NCT ID NCT04550715
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tested new ways to prevent opioid misuse and addiction in teens and young adults (ages 16-30) who visited the emergency department. Participants received support starting in the ER and continuing through telehealth after they went home. The goal was to find the most effective and cost-saving strategies to keep young people from developing opioid use disorder.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
1,155 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Jan 2021
- Finished
-
Apr 2025
- 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.
- Ages
-
16 to 30 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 16-30 years * Seeking care in Michigan Medicine emergency department (ED) * Ability to read/comprehend and communicate in English * Medically \& cognitively able to provide consent or assent * Prescription opioid use plus \>=1 other risk factor (misuse positive for marijuana, other illicit drugs, other prescription drug misuse; binge drinking; depression or suicidality) or opioid misuse \[prescription opioid misuse or illicit opioid use (e.g., heroin, fentanyl)\] Exclusion Criteria: * Presenting with acute sexual assault, acute suicidality or a current cancer diagnosis/are currently receiving cancer treatment * Current pregnancy at baseline * History of injection drug use within last 12 months * High risk for opioid use disorder * Enrolled in Aim 1
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Opioid use are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Prisons as HIV prevention hubs: can opioid treatment reach more people behind bars?
- Which nerve block keeps lungs stronger after chest surgery?
- Can a 5-Pill opioid prescription match a 30-Pill one after hip surgery?
- Hidden risk: could opioid misuse be overlooked in cancer care?
- Can mindfulness curb opioid use after injury?
- Can mindfulness after injury curb opioid dependence?