"Bupe by the Book": A Tele-Buprenorphine Clinical Trial in Public Libraries With Unstably Housed Persons With Opioid Use Disorder
Running, not enrolling · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Telehealth at the Library, Control Group
In brief
Public libraries nationwide are facing an on-premise opioid overdose crisis. Many persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) remained unhoused and profoundly hard to reach. This study innovatively develops and tests a telemedicine intervention delivered through public libraries to increase unstably housed individuals' access to bupe treatment that would prevent overdoses from occurring in the first place. The investigators will conduct a 12-week pilot 2-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) (n=40). Research staff will recruit library patrons and randomize them to weekly telehealth at the library or in-person clinic control arms across two participating libraries in San Diego.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05872386
- Run by
- University of California, San Diego
- People needed
- 60
- Starts
- 2023-06-28
- Expected to finish
- 2025-06-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-05-13
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- All participants interested in OUD treatment will be eligible for study screening regardless of OUD and treatment history. However, they cannot already be on bupe with an active medical prescriber unless they can no longer stay with that provider. We will accommodate participants with disabilities. The FJV medical provider will determine if bupe is appropriate for the individual and able to proceed in BBB.
You may not qualify if…
- Persons with comorbidities or polysubstance use that needs a different level or type of care from bupe will not be enrolled in either study arm. Participants ineligible for FJV or the libraries will be ineligible for this study.
Where it is running
- San Diego State University — San Diego, California, United States
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