Methadone Expansion in Detention Though the Hospital/Clinic Designation
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Conditions studied: Opioid Use Disorder, Incarcerated Individuals, Methadone Maintenance
In brief
The goal of this clinical trial is to improve implementation of hospital/clinic methadone in several carceral systems and study the effects of implementation on patient outcomes. This study has four Aims: * Evaluate an intervention for carceral staff that will receive individual coaching and group didactic sessions focused on improving adoption and implementation of hospital/clinic methadone. Effects of this intervention will be measured via qualitative interviews and baseline, midpoint and final surveys of participants. * Apply a trial emulation approach to electronic health records from three prison systems currently using hospital/clinic methadone to evaluate the effect of implementation on the initiation and retention of medications for opioid use disorder treatment. * Link Medicaid data to electronic health records from one prison system implementing hospital/clinic methadone to examine the effect of implementation on post-release outcomes, including MOUD use and broader healthcare utilization. * Examine the cost effectiveness and budgetary impact of implementing hospital/clinic methadone.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07707934
- Run by
- Brendan Saloner
- People needed
- 30
- Starts
- 2026-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2030-05-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-07-16
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Employee of a carceral system interested in or implementing the hospital/clinic designation
- Involved in security, medical, or budget/administrative aspects of the carceral system
You may not qualify if…
- Does not meet inclusion criteria above
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