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The design and conduct of a randomized clinical trial comparing emergency department initiation of sublingual versus a 7-day extended-release injection formulation of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder: Project ED Innovation
D'Onofrio G, Hawk KF, Herring AA, Perrone J, Cowan E, McCormack RP, Dziura J, Taylor RA, Coupet E, Edelman EJ, Pantalon MV, Owens PH, Martel SH, O'Connor PG, Van Veldhuisen P, DeVogel N, Huntley K, Murphy SM, Lofwall MR, Walsh SL, Fiellin DA. The design and conduct of a randomized clinical trial comparing emergency department initiation of sublingual versus a 7-day extended-release injection formulation of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder: Project ED Innovation. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2021, 104: 106359. PMID: 33737199, PMCID: PMC9153252, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderRandomized clinical trialsPrimary outcomeFormal addiction treatmentOpioid withdrawalClinical trialsAncillary studiesUse disordersSelf-reported opioid useAddiction treatmentEmergency department initiationIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioReceipt of medicationEmergency department studyHealth service utilizationCost-effectiveness ratioOpioid useSecondary outcomesService utilizationTreatment accessEligibility criteriaImplementation facilitationBuprenorphineOverdose eventsDepartment studyEarly emergency department experience with 7‐day extended‐release injectable buprenorphine for opioid use disorder
D'Onofrio G, Perrone J, Hawk K, Cowan E, McCormack R, Coupet E, Owens P, Martel S, Huntley K, Walsh S, Lofwall M, Herring A, Investigators T. Early emergency department experience with 7‐day extended‐release injectable buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 1264-1271. PMID: 37501652, PMCID: PMC10822018, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentUse disordersSevere opioid use disorderOngoing clinical trialsEuropean Medicines AgencyEmergency department experienceInjectable buprenorphineClinician barriersED patientsED settingEmergency cliniciansInsurance statusClinical trialsReferral sitesDrug AdministrationMedicines AgencyBuprenorphine preparationsMedicationsU.S. FoodTreatment innovationsBuprenorphineDepartment's experienceEarly experienceDisordersIncidence of Precipitated Withdrawal During a Multisite Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine Clinical Trial in the Era of Fentanyl
D’Onofrio G, Hawk K, Perrone J, Walsh S, Lofwall M, Fiellin D, Herring A. Incidence of Precipitated Withdrawal During a Multisite Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine Clinical Trial in the Era of Fentanyl. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e236108. PMID: 36995717, PMCID: PMC10064247, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.6108.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Homelessness and Treatment Outcomes Among Black Adults With Opioid Use Disorder: A Secondary Analysis of X:BOT
Justen M, Scodes J, Pavlicova M, Choo T, Gopaldas M, Haeny A, Opara O, Rhee T, Rotrosen J, Nunes E, Hawk K, Edelman E. Homelessness and Treatment Outcomes Among Black Adults With Opioid Use Disorder: A Secondary Analysis of X:BOT. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: 463-467. PMID: 37579110, PMCID: PMC10323031, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsTreatment outcomesSecondary analysisOpioid use disorder treatmentBlack individualsExtended-release naltrexoneOpioid use disorderAdditional clinical supportBlack participantsUse disorder treatmentBuprenorphine-naloxoneStudy medicationWeeks postrandomizationMedication initiationClinical characteristicsOpioid useTrial entryUrine toxicologyBlack patientsSedative useExtramedical useUse disordersClinical supportDisorder treatmentBlack adults