New program aims to keep teens on opioid treatment and save lives
NCT ID NCT06774248
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program called Youth Opioid Recovery Support (YORS) to help teenagers with opioid use disorder stay on their medication and avoid relapse. The program includes family involvement, easy access to medication, and regular check-ins. Researchers will enroll 80 teens aged 13-21 to see if the program improves how long they stay on treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Youth Opioid Recovery Support (YORS) behavioral intervention
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a practical way to help more teens stay on opioid-use disorder medication and reduce overdose risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage study (80 people) testing a behavioral program, not a new drug. Results may not apply to all teens, and adherence can still be challenging.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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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13 to 21 years
- 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 for adolescent patients with OUD: 1. English speaking 2. Provision of signed and dated informed assent form (may be collected verbally over audio and/or video platform in the event of a remote enrollment) 3. Willing to have a legal, English-speaking guardian provide informed consent (may be collected verbally over audio and/or video platform in the event of a remote enrollment) 4. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and the YORS intervention 5. Age 13-21 (inclusive) 6. Documented diagnosis of opioid use disorder (OUD) 7. Presenting for an index episode of inpatient or outpatient treatment at Maryland Treatment Centers with at least one day of opioid use in the 30 days prior to enrollment 8. Considering treatment with XR-NTX, XR-BUP, or SL-BUP\* OR has begun SL-BUP maintenance treatment within the past two weeks 9. Willing to designate a parent, family member, or other person to be involved in their OUD treatment as a Treatment Significant Other 10. Access to a mobile phone Inclusion criteria for Treatment Significant Other (TS) participants 1. English speaking 2. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form (may be collected verbally over audio and/or video platform in the event of a remote enrollment) 3. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and the YORS intervention 4. Parent, legal guardian, or other treatment support person designated by an adolescent patient participant to be involved in their OUD treatment as a Treatment Significant Other 5. Age 18 years or older 6. Access to a mobile phone Exclusion Criteria for adolescent patients with OUD: 1. Psychiatric or medical instability that, in the opinion of the PI, would preclude participation in the trial (e.g., suicidality, psychosis, Sickle Cell disease with frequent crises) 2. Living situation that, in the opinion of the PI, would preclude participation in the trial (e.g., location greater than 75 miles from the treatment center, homelessness) Exclusion Criteria for Treatment Significant Other (TSO) Participants: 1\. Known to currently be sharing drugs with the adolescent participant
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Maryland Treatment Centers
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21229, United States
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