Expanding the Youth Opioid Recovery Support (YORS) Intervention for MOUD Adherence to Adolescents With OUD

Part of paid clinical trials in Baltimore, Maryland.

Sponsor
Potomac Health Foundations
Study ID
NCT06774248
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Opioid Use Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
13 Years - 21 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Youth Opioid Recovery Support (YORS) — BEHAVIORAL
    The Youth Opioid Recovery Support (YORS) model is an innovative wrap-around approach that attempts to address barriers to medication adherence in this vulnerable young adult population. The YORS intervention primary components are (as detailed below): 1. Low barrier access to MOUD, including home delivery, ride-share app transportation and mobile van delivery and low barrier access to MOUD in general 2. Engagement of families in collaborative treatment planning and monitoring with a focus on medication adherence 3. Assertive continuing care: actively tracking and communicating with youth and families by text and social media to promote engagement and adherence 4. Contingency management: to provide incentives for medication adherence

Study Details

Despite rising rates of fatal opioid overdoses in the United States, adolescents with OUD are far less likely than adults to receive and be retained on medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD). The multicomponent Youth Opioid Recovery Support (YORS) intervention for young adults seeks to increase adherence to extended-release MOUD and reduce opioid relapse through family involvement, assertive outreach, low-barrier access to MOUD, and contingency management. By expanding investigations of the evidence based YORS intervention to adolescents, especially those on sublingual buprenorphine, this project will significantly contribute to our knowledge base of practical strategies to address the opioid crisis in youth.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 1, 2025
Status verified
Nov 2025
Primary completion
Jul 1, 2027
Completion
Aug 1, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
80 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Youth Opioid Recovery Support (YORS)
    All adolescent patient participants and their treatment significant other (TSO) participants will be assigned to the YORS intervention condition for 26 weeks of treatment. YORS is an innovative wrap-around approach that attempts to enhance adherence to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for adolescents with OUD. The intervention will begin upon confirming eligibility and interest in the study through screening and informed consent processes. Participants will be maintained in the YORS arm and continue to receive assertive outreach in attempts to re-engage them for the duration of the intervention period unless the withdraw from the study or are otherwise removed.

Primary Outcome Measure

Cumulative MOUD exposure [ Time Frame: 26 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Maryland Treatment CentersBaltimoreMaryland21229
Kevin Wenzel, PhD
[email protected]
410-233-1400

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