Using AI and Peer Coaching to Address Racial Disparities Among People Who Use Opioids

Part of paid clinical trials in The Bronx, New York.

Sponsor
Friends Research Institute, Inc.
Study ID
NCT06569667
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Opioid Use Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 99 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • PRC supported text + AI driven SDH-enhanced text — BEHAVIORAL
    This interventional study evaluates an AI-driven texting tool combined with peer recovery coach support to deliver social services, reduce stigma, and provide patient navigation content. The goal is to enhance the receipt of buprenorphine in primary care among emergency department-enrolled Black and Latinx individuals who use opioids, addressing the disproportionate impact of opioid overdose deaths on these communities.
  • AI driven SDH-enhanced text only — BEHAVIORAL
    This interventional study evaluates an AI-driven SDH-enhanced texting tool to deliver social services, reduce stigma, and provide patient navigation content. The goal is to enhance the receipt of buprenorphine in primary care among emergency department-enrolled Black and Latinx individuals who use opioids, addressing the disproportionate impact of opioid overdose deaths on these communities.
  • Treatment as Usual (TAU) — BEHAVIORAL
    Control Arm-3 will receive treatment as usual (i.e., verbal instructions, NYC Dept of Health pamphlets detailing access to OUD and social services, health system smartphone application EMR patient portal).

Study Details

Black and Latinx people who use opioids are disproportionately impacted by opioid overdose deaths. The proposed study assesses the efficacy of an open source, multimodal artificial intelligence-driven texting tool combined with peer recovery coach-supported text contact that delivers social services, stigma reduction, health habitus, and patient navigation content addressing social determinants of health to enhance receipt of buprenorphine in primary care among emergency department-enrolled Black / Latinx people who use opioids.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 28, 2025
Status verified
Sep 2024
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2025
Completion
Aug 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
292 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Experimental: Intervention Arm-1: PRC supported text+ AI driven SDH-enhanced text
    Participants in this arm will receive a combination of Peer Recovery Coaches (PRCs) supported text-based care/services coordination alongside AI-driven SDH-enhanced text messages to enhance the receipt of buprenorphine in Black/ Latin people who use opioids.
  • Experimental: Intervention Arm-2: AI driven SDH-enhanced text only
    Participants in this arm will receive AI-driven SDH-enhanced text messages to enhance the receipt of buprenorphine in Black/ Latin people who use opioids. Unlike Arm-1, this intervention does not include the additional support and coordination provided by Peer Recovery Coaches.
  • Placebo Comparator: Control Arm 3- Treatment as Usual
    Control Arm-3 will receive treatment as usual (i.e., verbal instructions, NYC Dept of Health pamphlets detailing access to OUD and social services, health system smartphone application EMR patient portal).

Primary Outcome Measure

Rate of self-reported linkage to OUD services [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
NYC Health + HospitalsThe BronxNew York10451
Babak Tofighi, MSc, MD
[email protected]
410-294-7477

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