Pilot Evaluation of a Peer Recovery Support Program Adapted to Target Retention in Clinic-based Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Status: Completed
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a peer recovery support program to support patient engagement in medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD). The program, entitled Promoting Enhanced Engagement through Recovery Support (PEERS) was developed in collaboration with community and clinical partners for the MOUD outpatient setting. Information gathered during this pilot study will inform refinements to the program and study components for a future clinical trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of the peer recovery support program in increasing patient retention in MOUD. The investigators will recruit 12 participants to the pilot study, all of whom will receive the PEERS program. The study will take place in Geisinger outpatient addiction treatment clinics in northeast Pennsylvania. Patients initiating MOUD treatment at one of the clinics will be eligible for participation, and will be recruited via email, patient portal messages, and phone. Each participant will receive the PEERS program, entailing regular sessions with a Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) for 6 months. Participants will also be asked to complete assessments at baseline and 12 weeks and will be invited to provide qualitative feedback on their experience with the program through an interview conducted between 8-12 weeks. As the focus of the pilot pertains to the feasibility and acceptability of the program and the study components, study outcomes focus on participant engagement in and acceptance of the program, CRS fidelity to the program, barriers to implementation, and feasibility of data collection.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 89
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Adult ≥ 18 years of age

• Initiated medication for opioid use disorder at a Geisinger outpatient addiction treatment clinic within the past 45 days

• Willing to participate in the Peer Recovery Support program

• Able and willing to provide consent

Locations
United States
Pennsylvania
Geisinger Health
Danville
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-02-18
Completion Date: 2025-07-03
Participants
Target number of participants: 13
Treatments
Experimental: Peer Recovery Support Pilot Program Implementation and Assessment
Participants will be offered services from a certified recovery specialist (i.e., the Peer Recovery Support program). This will entail a CRS meeting one-on-one with the patient at regular intervals (e.g., weekly) to provide support to the participant for a 6-month period. CRS services are patient-centered and driven by a patient's own recovery goals, thus the frequency, timing, duration, modality (in-person, phone), and location of meetings (in the clinic or in a community setting such as a coffeeshop) are flexible and determined collaboratively by the CRS and patient.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), UConn Health
Leads: Geisinger Clinic

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