Telehealth help connecting primary care to substance use treatment
Official title: Connecting Primary Care to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Using a Telehealth Collaborative Care Platform
Funded at Mayo Clinic Rochester · NIH-11142985 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project uses a telehealth collaborative care app to help rural primary care patients get faster, coordinated treatment for substance use problems.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
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| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Mayo Clinic Rochester NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Rochester, United States) |
| Project start | September 30, 2023 |
| Project end | July 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $625,000 |
| NIH project number | 5R18HS029774-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11142985 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Best candidates are rural primary care patients in the Mayo Health System who have concerns about substance use or screen positive for a substance use disorder and can use telehealth.
✕Less likely to help
People who do not receive primary care at participating Mayo sites, need inpatient or specialty addiction services right away, or lack phone/internet access may not benefit from this program.
What this research studies
If you get primary care in a rural Midwest Mayo Health System clinic, this program would offer telehealth outreach through a digital app and provider platform called Senyo Health to screen for substance use, provide brief interventions, and link you to treatment. The service is integrated with the clinic's existing collaborative care for depression so your mental health and substance use needs can be managed together. The pilot will deliver remote care coordination, phone/video contacts, and digital tools to support follow-up and referrals from your primary care team. If the pilot works, the platform could be expanded to more rural Mayo sites.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could get rural patients identified and connected to substance use care more quickly and reduce access gaps.
How similar studies have gone: Collaborative care and SBIRT have helped with depression and substance use in past studies, but using a telehealth collaborative care platform specifically for SUD in rural primary care is a newer approach still being piloted.
Where this research is happening
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Mayo Clinic Rochester
Rochester, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Oesterle, Tyler S — Mayo Clinic Rochester
- Study coordinator: Oesterle, Tyler S
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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.