2023
Contingency management with stepped care for unhealthy alcohol use among individuals with HIV: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Edelman E, Dziura J, Deng Y, DePhilippis D, Fucito L, Ferguson T, Bedimo R, Brown S, Marconi V, Goetz M, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Simberkoff M, Molina P, Weintrob A, Maisto S, Paris M, Justice A, Bryant K, Fiellin D. Contingency management with stepped care for unhealthy alcohol use among individuals with HIV: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2023, 131: 107242. PMID: 37230168, PMCID: PMC10460633, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useLong-term abstinenceAlcohol useContingency managementAlcohol consumptionFormal alcohol treatmentShort-term abstinenceMotivational enhancement therapyGOV IDENTIFIERSecondary outcomesWeek 24Primary outcomeWeek 12Preliminary efficacyTreatment trialsPhysician managementEfficacy trialsMedical conditionsAlcohol treatmentExploratory outcomesEnhancement therapyAbstinenceTrialsCareHealthy activitiesImplementation Facilitation to Promote Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
D’Onofrio G, Edelman E, Hawk K, Chawarski M, Pantalon M, Owens P, Martel S, Rothman R, Saheed M, Schwartz R, Cowan E, Richardson L, Salsitz E, Lyons M, Freiermuth C, Wilder C, Whiteside L, Tsui J, Klein J, Coupet E, O’Connor P, Matthews A, Murphy S, Huntley K, Fiellin D. Implementation Facilitation to Promote Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e235439. PMID: 37017967, PMCID: PMC10077107, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.5439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderRate of patientsOUD treatmentImplementation facilitationED visitsObservational cohortED cliniciansX-waiverUse disordersEmergency Department-Initiated BuprenorphineUntreated opioid use disorderEvaluation periodHybrid type 3Provision of buprenorphineBaseline periodGrand roundsRates of EDPrimary outcomeWhite patientsAcademic EDBlack patientsED patientsEmergency departmentCommunity cliniciansMAIN OUTCOMEConcordance between controlled substance receipt and post-mortem toxicology in opioid-detected overdose deaths: A statewide analysis
Howell B, Black A, Grau L, Lin H, Greene C, Lee H, Heimer R, Hawk K, D'Onofrio G, Fiellin D, Becker W. Concordance between controlled substance receipt and post-mortem toxicology in opioid-detected overdose deaths: A statewide analysis. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 244: 109788. PMID: 36738634, PMCID: PMC9975083, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-mortem toxicologyOverdose deathsChief Medical ExaminerBenzodiazepine prescribingBenzodiazepine prescriptionsPrimary outcomePreventable deathsOpioid overdosesOpioidsAddiction servicesBenzodiazepinesMental healthStudy periodDeathMedical examinersConcordanceStatewide analysisSubstantial numberReceiptDaysDepartmentMedicationsToxicologyFentanylPrescribing
2019
Integrated stepped alcohol treatment for patients with HIV and alcohol use disorder: a randomised controlled trial
Edelman EJ, Maisto SA, Hansen NB, Cutter CJ, Dziura J, Deng Y, Fiellin LE, O'Connor PG, Bedimo R, Gibert CL, Marconi VC, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Simberkoff MS, Tate JP, Justice AC, Bryant KJ, Fiellin DA. Integrated stepped alcohol treatment for patients with HIV and alcohol use disorder: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet HIV 2019, 6: e509-e517. PMID: 31109915, PMCID: PMC7161741, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(19)30076-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderWeek 24Use disordersAlcohol treatmentAdverse eventsNumber of drinksTreatment medicationsPhysician managementAlcohol abuseMental Disorders-IV criteriaAlcohol-related careFormal alcohol treatmentKey exclusion criteriaTimeline followback methodMotivational enhancement therapyTreat populationHIV clinicHIV outcomesPrimary outcomeSpecialty referralsMean ageUS National InstitutesWeek 4Medical conditionsExclusion criteria
2017
Video Game Intervention for Sexual Risk Reduction in Minority Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial
Fiellin LE, Hieftje KD, Pendergrass TM, Kyriakides TC, Duncan LR, Dziura JD, Sawyer BG, Mayes L, Crusto CA, Forsyth BW, Fiellin DA. Video Game Intervention for Sexual Risk Reduction in Minority Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2017, 19: e314. PMID: 28923788, PMCID: PMC5625130, DOI: 10.2196/jmir.8148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual health attitudesHuman immunodeficiency virusIntervention groupHealth attitudesInitiation of intercourseVideo game interventionControl groupHIV sexual riskSexual health outcomesSexual risk reductionDelay of initiationDigital health interventionsSecondary outcomesControlled TrialsGame interventionPrimary outcomeImmunodeficiency virusMean ageAnal intercourseHealth outcomesHealth interventionsSexual riskMonthsMinority adolescentsIntervention
2006
Counseling plus Buprenorphine–Naloxone Maintenance Therapy for Opioid Dependence
Fiellin DA, Pantalon MV, Chawarski MC, Moore BA, Sullivan LE, O'Connor PG, Schottenfeld RS. Counseling plus Buprenorphine–Naloxone Maintenance Therapy for Opioid Dependence. New England Journal Of Medicine 2006, 355: 365-374. PMID: 16870915, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa055255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard medical managementBuprenorphine-naloxone treatmentIllicit opioid useMedical managementOpioid dependenceWeekly medicationOpioid useIllicit opioidsWeekly counselingPrimary careUrine specimensConsecutive weeksProportion of patientsImproved treatment outcomesMaintenance therapyPrimary outcomeClinical trialsMedication distributionSimilar efficacyTreatment outcomesMedicationsSelf-reported frequencyPatientsFrequency of attendanceMean percentage