Tests an emergency department outreach program for opioid overdose and HIV prevention
Tests a care coordination program for adults at risk of overdose or HIV.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Prevention and Rapid Outreach for Treatment, Engagement, and Care Transition From the Emergency Department
Key facts
- Where
- Baltimore, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital Emergency DepartmentBaltimore, United StatesNo longer taking part
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?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Johns Hopkins University
- Trial code
- NCT07868393
- Record updated
- 5 November 2026
- Original description
The Prevention and Rapid Outreach for Treatment, Engagement, and Care Transition from the Emergency Department (PROTECT-ED) study evaluates an emergency department-based implementation strategy designed to improve delivery of evidence-based overdose and HIV prevention services during community re-entry.Read full original descriptionShow less
Prevention and Rapid Outreach for Treatment, Engagement, and Care Transition From the Emergency Department (PROTECT-ED)
The Prevention and Rapid Outreach for Treatment, Engagement, and Care Transition from the Emergency Department (PROTECT-ED) study evaluates an emergency department-based implementation strategy designed to improve delivery of evidence-based overdose and HIV prevention services during community re-entry.
Inclusion: Are 18 years of age or older; Present to the Johns Hopkins Hospital Emergency Department; Have been released within the previous 180 days from a prison, jail, juvenile detention facility, immigration detention facility, halfway house, residential reentry center, or other correctional setting. Recent incarceration may be confirmed through participant self-report, electronic medical record documentation, the Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) system, or other available documentation. Participant self-report alone is sufficient to establish eligibility; Meet criteria for opioid use disorder or hazardous opioid use and are considered appropriate for evaluation for medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) or are at risk for HIV acquisition; Able to speak and understand communicate in English sufficiently to provide informed consent and complete study assessments; Provide informed consent; Have a reliable telephone number for study follow-up.
Exclusion: Prior enrollment in the PROTECT-ED study; Inability to provide informed consent during the index emergency department encounter; Lack of a reliable telephone number for study follow-up.