AWAITS: A Web-based E-health Application for Active Illicit Opioid Users

University of Cincinnati

Status: Completed

Conditions: IV Drug Usage; Opioid-use Disorder; Substance Use Disorders; Overdose; Drug Addiction

Treatments: Other: self-administered, e-health application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03402672

2017-1074-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research study is to:

1. assess how participants like the AWAITS e-health application as measured by their feedback on the intervention
2. test the impact of AWAITS on knowledge about opioid overdose and risk-reduction strategies.
3. assess the proportion of participants who accept a list of local treatment providers
4. test the impact of AWAITS on interest in being tested for HCV/HIV.

Full description

The pre-post study of AWAITS will: 1) assess the acceptability of AWAITS as measured by participant feedback about the intervention; 2) test the impact of AWAITS on knowledge about opioid overdose, as measured by the OOTAS; 3) assess the proportion of participants who accept a list of local MAT treatment providers; and 4) test the impact of AWAITS on interest in being tested for HCV/HIV.

The acceptability of AWAITS will be assessed with a feedback form which includes questions about how helpful the intervention was (scale of 1-4), what the patient liked most and least about the intervention, and any suggestions for improving it. The average (and standard deviation) for the rated helpfulness of the intervention will be derived and the qualitative data about what they liked most and least about the intervention and suggestions for improvement will be tabulated. Pre-/post-changes in the percent of correct knowledge assessment items (i.e., about overdose and MAT) and interest in HCV/HIV testing will be analyzed using a Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The proportion of participants accepting a list of local MAT treatment providers will be calculated.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. At least 18 years of age
2. Not enrolled in MAT per self-report
3. Self-reports illicit opioid use

Exclusion criteria

3. Does not acknowledge reviewing "Information Sheet for Research" within REDCap

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 1 patient group

AWAITS

Experimental group

Description:

Participants who meet criteria will receive the AWAITS self-administered, e-health application intervention.

Treatment:

Other: self-administered, e-health application