Remote Intervention to Prevent Overdose
Key facts
- Who runs it
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Where
- Birmingham, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- People taking part
- 100 people, planned
- Starts
- Jan 2027
- Expected to end
- Nov 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 4 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Overdose prevention resources
- Overdose prevention education
- Record updated
- 30 October 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- 18 years old
- English-speaking and reading
- Report using illicit opioids and/or stimulants (including counterfeit pills) within the past 3 months per the ASSIST
- Able and willing to provide informed consent
- Be able and willing to provide the names and contact information of three close contacts to reach if the participant cannot be reached
Who cannot take part
- Living in a restricted environment (e.g., prison)
Where in United States
- University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, United StatesContact: Emma S Kay, PhD, MSWNot yet recruiting
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This Type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trial, A Remote Intervention to Prevent Overdose among People who Use Stimulants and/or Opioids, aims to address the United States opioid crisis driven by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids by reducing overdose rates. It is supported by and included in the HEAL Initiative. This study would be the first national, fully remote trial to assess the impact of remote education on overdose outcomes, using a novel 2x2 design crossing remote education with remote access support. This research will inform scalability around remote education programs to address the nation's opioid overdose crisis.
The 4 groups in the trial
- Education plus access supportTreatment being tested
This arm receives both overdose prevention education and access to overdose prevention resources.
Treatment: Overdose prevention resources and Overdose prevention education
- Education onlyTreatment being tested
The Education only arm receives overdose prevention education.
Treatment: Overdose prevention education
- Access supportTreatment being tested
This arm receives access to overdose prevention resources.
Treatment: Overdose prevention resources
- ReferralNo study treatment, for comparison
The referral only arm receives a resource list for obtaining naloxone and other overdose prevention resources on their own.
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- A Remote Intervention to Prevent Overdose Among People Who Use Stimulants and/or Opioids
- Record updated
- 30 October 2026