Opioid Use Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
disclosure, social isolation, stigma, social support
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a disclosure intervention among people in treatment for opioid use disorder. The main question it aims to answer is whether people who receive a disclosure intervention have better treatment- and recovery-related outcomes one year after receiving the intervention. Participants will complete a brief disclosure intervention designed to help them (1) make key disclosures related to disclosure and (2) build skills to disclose. Researchers will compare results to participants in a waitlist comparator condition, who receive the intervention at the end of the study.
Interventions
The Disclosing Recovery intervention is designed to help people in treatment for opioid use disorder (1) make key decisions regarding disclosure, including whether, why, what, how, and when to disclose, and (2) build skills to disclose, including planning what to say, practicing disclosure, and preparing for negative responses.
Sponsors
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Brandywine Counseling and Community Services
University of Delaware
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Client of Brandywine Counseling & Community Services * Receiving opioid use disorder treatment at Brandywine Counseling & Community Services * Considering disclosing one's opioid use disorder history and/or treatment to someone new
Exclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of schizophrenia * Participation in pilot study of intervention
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Retention in treatment | 1 year | Whether participants are retained in treatment 1 year after baseline |
| Illicit opioid use | 1 year | Percentages of drug screens that are positive for illicit opioid use |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Recovery capital score | 1 year | Average scores on recovery capital measure (titled: Brief Assessment of Recovery Capital); items are measured on a 1-5 point Likert-type scale, and composite scores range from 1-5. Higher values indicate greater recovery capital. |
| Quality of life score | 1 year | Average scores on quality of life measure (titled: European Health Interview Survey-Quality of Life - 8 item); items are measured on a 1-5 point Likert-type scale, and composite scores range from 1-5. Higher scores indicate greater quality of life. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactValerie A Earnshaw, PhD
Outcome results
None listed