Improving Addiction Care for People with Serious Infections from Injecting Drugs
Delivery of Addiction Treatment for Medicaid Enrollees with Serious Injection-Related Infections
This work looks at how addiction treatment is given to people on Medicaid who have serious infections because of injecting drugs, aiming to find better ways to help them.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11120940 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
Many people who inject drugs face serious infections like endocarditis or spinal abscesses, which often require long hospital stays. We want to understand how addiction treatment, such as specialty consultations or medications for opioid use disorder, is currently provided in hospitals for these patients. By looking at national Medicaid data and talking to healthcare providers, we hope to learn what helps or hinders effective treatment. Our goal is to find out if these treatments lead to better health and economic outcomes for patients.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This work focuses on understanding care for people who inject drugs, are enrolled in Medicaid, and have experienced serious injection-related infections.
Not a fit: Patients who do not have injection-related infections or are not part of the Medicaid population would not directly benefit from this specific research.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help improve healthcare policies and practices, leading to more effective addiction treatment and better health outcomes for people with serious injection-related infections.
How similar studies have performed: Smaller studies and those involving commercially insured populations have shown benefits from addiction treatment interventions, but more evidence is needed for Medicaid populations.
Where this research is happening
New York, United States
- Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ — New York, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Kapadia, Shashi — Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
- Study coordinator: Kapadia, Shashi
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.