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NCT Number: NCT03798470

FAVOR Opioid Recovery Coaching Evaluation

The Emergency Department (ED) is an ideal location to identify patients in need of treatment for opioid addiction. A local non-profit community-based addiction recovery program, Faces and Voices of Recovery (FAVOR) utilizes a peer recovery coaching model applied to substance use disorders by identifying, training, credentialing and supervising individuals who have been in recovery for at least 2 years.

These peer recovery coaches become the primary workforce in this community-based model. FAVOR provides no-cost comprehensive services for addiction recovery. The investigators hypothesized that having FAVOR Recovery Coaches (FRC) evaluate patients during an ED visit for opioid overdose would result in a high degree of engagement from the patients and serve as an opportunity to begin treatment for addiction.

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Key information

Conditions

Opiate Abuse Chemically-Induced Disorders Drug Misuse Drug Overdose Mental Disorders Narcotic-Related Disorders Opiate Overdose Opioid-Related Disorders Opioid-use Disorder Prescription Drug Misuse Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Greenville Health System

Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States

About this study

The Emergency Department (ED) is an ideal location to identify patients in need of treatment for opioid addiction. A local non-profit community-based addiction recovery program, Faces and Voices of Recovery (FAVOR) utilizes a peer recovery coaching model applied to substance use disorders by identifying, training, credentialing and supervising individuals who have been in recovery for at least 2 years.These peer recovery coaches become the primary workforce in this community-based model. FAVOR provides no-cost comprehensive services for addiction recovery. The investigators hypothesized that having FAVOR Recovery Coaches (FRC) evaluate patients during an ED visit for opioid overdose would result in a high degree of engagement from the patients and serve as an opportunity to begin treatment for addiction.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients presenting to the ED with opioid overdose or withdrawal

Exclusion criteria

  • Age <18
  • Known pregnant female
  • Prisoners

Treatment and study plan

Peer Addiction Counseling

Behavioral

After identification, a 24/7 on-call FRC was paged and met with the patient in the ED. The patients were offered recovery services at the bedside by the FRC. The research team members offered voluntary participation and obtained informed consent to enrolling a longitudinal study looking into the success of his intervention. Patients did not need to participate to be eligible for counseling and resources from AVOR. The FRCs counselled and engaged the patient along with the family to offer a variety of services including active recovery coaching, group treatment modalities, family support services and transportation. After he initial encounter in the ED, the FAVOR team re-engaged the participant by phone or in person the next day and gradually increasing intervals thereafter.

Other names: FAVOR counseling

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of patients with active involvement in recovery

    Time frame: One year

    Defined as: Patients who have had phone, email, or in-person contact with their FAVOR recovery coach after discharge from the Emergency Department.

Secondary outcomes

  1. All-cause Mortality

    Time frame: One year

    Number of participants with death from any cause within the study period.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Prisma Health-Upstate

Other

Collaborators

  • FAVOR (Faces and Voices of Recovery) OF GREENVILLE
  • South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services

Registry information

Acronym: FORCE

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Jan 10, 2019
Registry last updated
Oct 31, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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