Rapid Self-Testing to Prevent Fentanyl Overdose Among Young People Who Use Drugs
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Conditions studied: Accidental Overdose of Opiate
In brief
The research team will enroll 100 young adults who use cocaine, heroin, inject drugs, or purchase prescription medications on the illicit market in a pilot study to be known as the Rhode Island Young Adult Prescription and Illicit Drug Study (RAPIDS). Participants will be trained to use a take-home home rapid drug test to test for the presence or absence of fentanyl in their drug supply. Half of the enrolled participants will be asked to test their urine for presence or absence of fentanyl, and the other half will be asked to test their drug residue for presence or absence of fentanyl. All participants will receive up to 15 take-home rapid drug tests for fentanyl. A follow-up survey will examine and compare utilization of the tests between the two groups. The study will be guided by the information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model of engagement in health behaviors. The IMB model hypothesizes that if a person possesses the information, motivation, and behavioral skills to act, there is an increased likelihood that she/he will fulfill and maintain the desired behaviors (behaviors that will reduce accidental overdose).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03373825
- Run by
- Brown University
- People needed
- 93
- Starts
- 2017-05-15
- Expected to finish
- 2017-12-15
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-01-24
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 18-35 years of age
- resident of Rhode Island
- able to complete interviews in English
- self-reported heroin, cocaine, injection drug use, or counterfeit prescription pill use in the past 30 days
You may not qualify if…
- participants who exclusively misuse medications obtained from a physician or diversion from someone else's prescription
Where it is running
- Brown University — Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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