Using Facebook to Support Opioid Recovery Among American Indian Women

Mayo Clinic

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Opioid Use Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Wiidookaage'win Facebook Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05995886

23-005038

DA40316-08S2 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to find out whether a Facebook group will help Native women in recovery from opioid use.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. AIAN person based on self-reported race/ethnicity
2. Gender identity as a woman
3. At least 18 years of age with no upper age limit
4. Resides in Minnesota
5. Meets criteria for OUD based on the DSM-5 Checklist (American Psychiatric Association, 2013)
6. Self-reports at least one month of abstinence from opioid use based on TLFB interview and negative urine opiate screen
7. Current use of MOUD
8. Is comfortable speaking and reading English
9. Has an existing Facebook account or willing to set one up
10. Is willing and able to participate in the Facebook intervention for 3 months
11. Has access to broadband internet on a mobile phone/computer/tablet at any location
12. Is willing and able to travel to a community clinic in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the UDS or is willing to and able to complete a virtual Zoom UDS visit.
13. Provides written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. Self-reports current suicidality based on the Concise Heath Risk Tracking scale
2. Participated in prior study phases (Aim 1 formative work) of NIDA CTN-0123

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Wiidookaage'win Facebook Group

Experimental group

Description:

The Wiidookaage'win Facebook Group is an online, asynchronous group intervention that will run for 3-months with approximately 30 days of content developed. It is private and hidden, meaning only those in the study will be able to see or find the group. It will be moderated by two women from the study team (one AIAN and one biracial). A back-up moderator will also have access to the group. Participants will be able to comment, react, view, and post in the intervention group, and are encouraged to interact with one another.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Wiidookaage'win Facebook Group

Online Resources Landing Page

No Intervention group

Description:

The Online Resources Landing Page was developed by the study team using https://carrd.co. It includes links to local programs in family services, substance use recovery, legal advocacy, etc. which already exist and may help support their recovery.