Improving Availability of Intranasal Naloxone
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Opioid Overdose
In brief
While there is a lifesaving medication called naloxone that can reverse the deadly effects of opioid overdose, patients often fail to fill the prescription at the pharmacy when it is prescribed. This is particularly concerning and true in those at the highest risk of death-those who end up in the emergency department for opioid overdose. The goal of this study is to compare the impact of different overdose education on naloxone prescription fill rates in opioid users being discharged from our hospital emergency department. You will receive either (a) written education about naloxone through their MyChart account, or (b) a concise one-page handout and 4-minute video clip reviewed with the participant and a support individual (family/friend) prior to discharge.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05877118
- Run by
- Hartford Hospital
- People needed
- 84
- Starts
- 2024-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2025-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-06-07
Who can join
Age: 21 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients will be in the process of being discharged from Hartford Hospital ED with a naloxone kit prescription following opiate or opioid intoxication/poisoning, use of illicit opioids or prescription opioids, or opioid injection use-related conditions
You may not qualify if…
- Patient has previously received the standard naloxone kit education or has a known allergy to naloxone and/or kit constituents
- Patient or support network does not speak English
- Patient is in police custody
- Patient is not being discharged home from the ED.
Where it is running
- Hartford Hospital Emergency Department — Hartford, Connecticut, United States (enrolling)
- Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center — Hartford, Connecticut, United States (enrolling)
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