Leveraging Psychological Autopsies to Accelerate Research Into Stimulant Overdose Mortality

Completed

Conditions studied: Stimulant Overdose, Overdose Accidental, Overdose Cocaine, Overdose Methamphetamine

In brief

In the LASSO study, the investigators will identify 100 stimulant overdose decedents (divided among stimulant-only, and stimulant with fentanyl), conduct informant interviews (including scales and qualitative data), and gather data from the postmortem investigation (e.g., vital records, toxicology, autopsy, case narrative, death scene photographs) and medical record abstraction. Subsequently, study staff will conduct qualitative interviews with 40-60 living people who use stimulants (aiming for half methamphetamine, half cocaine) to explore elements of resilience and risk reduction strategies. This study aims to contribute to the eventual design of interventions to reduce stimulant overdose mortality.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT06076564
Run by
San Francisco Department of Public Health
People needed
176
Starts
2022-06-06
Expected to finish
2024-02-12
Last updated by the study team
2024-11-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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