Improving care for opioid use disorder with smart tools
ADAPT: Adaptive Decision support for Addiction Treatment
This project aims to create and improve smart computer tools that help doctors in emergency rooms provide faster and more consistent treatment for people with opioid use disorder.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Yale University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New Haven, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11145650 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
The opioid crisis continues to be a major challenge, and this project focuses on making sure patients receive timely and effective care. We are developing an adaptive clinical decision support system that learns and improves over time, helping healthcare providers quickly adopt the best treatment practices. This system builds on a previous successful effort that helped doctors start buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder in the emergency department. Our goal is to make these helpful tools even better and more widely available, especially during critical moments like an emergency room visit.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This project is designed to benefit patients who are seeking treatment for opioid use disorder, particularly those who visit an emergency department.
Not a fit: Patients not affected by opioid use disorder or not interacting with emergency department care for this condition may not directly benefit from this specific project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to more consistent and effective treatment for opioid use disorder, helping more patients get the care they need sooner.
How similar studies have performed: A previous trial using a similar electronic health record-based tool successfully increased buprenorphine initiation by physicians, leading to its national use.
Where this research is happening
New Haven, United States
- Yale University — New Haven, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Melnick, Edward Robert — Yale University
- Study coordinator: Melnick, Edward Robert
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.