Expanding support for adolescents with opioid use disorder

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This project aims to enhance the Youth Opioid Recovery Support (YORS) intervention for adolescents struggling with opioid use disorder (OUD). The intervention focuses on increasing adherence to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) through family involvement, assertive outreach, and low-barrier access to treatment. By adapting the YORS intervention, which has shown efficacy in young adults, this study seeks to address the unique needs of adolescents, particularly those using sublingual buprenorphine. The goal is to improve treatment outcomes and reduce opioid relapse among this underserved population.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria for adolescent patients with OUD:

1. English speaking
2. Provision of signed and dated informed assent form (may be collected verbally over audio and/or video platform in the event of a remote enrollment)
3. Willing to have a legal, English-speaking guardian provide informed consent (may be collected verbally over audio and/or video platform in the event of a remote enrollment)
4. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and the YORS intervention
5. Age 13-21 (inclusive)
6. Documented diagnosis of opioid use disorder (OUD)
7. Presenting for an index episode of inpatient or outpatient treatment at Maryland Treatment Centers with at least one day of opioid use in the 30 days prior to enrollment
8. Considering treatment with XR-NTX, XR-BUP, or SL-BUP\* OR has begun SL-BUP maintenance treatment within the past two weeks
9. Willing to designate a parent, family member, or other person to be involved in their OUD treatment as a Treatment Significant Other
10. Access to a mobile phone

Inclusion criteria for Treatment Significant Other (TS) participants

1. English speaking
2. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form (may be collected verbally over audio and/or video platform in the event of a remote enrollment)
3. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and the YORS intervention
4. Parent, legal guardian, or other treatment support person designated by an adolescent patient participant to be involved in their OUD treatment as a Treatment Significant Other
5. Age 18 years or older
6. Access to a mobile phone

Exclusion Criteria for adolescent patients with OUD:

1. Psychiatric or medical instability that, in the opinion of the PI, would preclude participation in the trial (e.g., suicidality, psychosis, Sickle Cell disease with frequent crises)
2. Living situation that, in the opinion of the PI, would preclude participation in the trial (e.g., location greater than 75 miles from the treatment center, homelessness)

Exclusion Criteria for Treatment Significant Other (TSO) Participants:

1\. Known to currently be sharing drugs with the adolescent participant

Where it's running

• Maryland Treatment Centers
  Baltimore, Maryland, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Kevin Wenzel, PhD
• Email: kwenzel@marylandtreatment.org
• Phone: 410-233-1400

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.