Community support network to strengthen addiction care in Vietnam
Strengthening Addiction Care Continuum through Community Consortium in Vietnam
This project builds community health worker and family support networks to help people with opioid use disorder in three regions of Vietnam access and stay in treatment.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California Los Angeles NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Los Angeles, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11378863 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be connected with a Community Care Consortium that pairs community health workers and family members to support people who use opioids. First, researchers will talk with health workers, community leaders, people who use opioids, and family members to learn barriers to care. They will then design the Consortium based on what they learn and pilot the program in Ninh Binh, Da Nang, and Can Tho, offering help with medication-assisted treatment, follow-up, and care coordination. The team will collect feedback and track treatment uptake, adherence, and continuity to refine the approach over time.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults in the three study regions of Vietnam who currently use opioids or have opioid use disorder and who can engage with community health workers or family caregivers are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People who do not use opioids, those already fully engaged in specialist addiction care, or individuals outside the three study regions are unlikely to directly benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could increase access to medication-assisted treatment and improve ongoing support and continuity of care for people with opioid use disorder in Vietnam.
How similar studies have performed: Community health worker and family-support approaches have helped with other chronic illnesses and some substance-use programs, but this specific community consortium model in Vietnam is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
Los Angeles, United States
- University of California Los Angeles — Los Angeles, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Li, Li — University of California Los Angeles
- Study coordinator: Li, Li
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.