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NCT Number: NCT07072819

Pilot of Training on 988 and Narcan

This pilot study evaluates the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of a new crisis response training called Crisis Ready.

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Key information

Conditions

Suicide Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Chemically-Induced Disorders Crisis Response Plan Drug Misuse Drug Overdose Mental Disorders Overdose Accidental Overdose Antidote Prescription Drug Misuse Self-Injurious Behavior Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc.

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

About this study

The study team conducted formative work to develop a new crisis response training for people involved in a law-enforcement assisted diversion program. The training, called Crisis Ready, combines an intervention that aims to promote use of 988 with a training on the use of Naloxone to reverse and overdose. The pilot aims to collect quantitative and qualitative data about the perceptions of the training among program participants and program staff.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Participates in the Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program
  • Capacity to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Unable to understand English

Treatment and study plan

Crisis Ready Training

Behavioral

Crisis Ready Training combines Crisis Line Facilitation with Take Home Naloxone training. The intervention is delivered in a group format.

Primary outcomes

  1. Acceptability of Intervention Measure

    Time frame: Post-intervention (approximately 90 minutes on one day)

    Participants' perspectives of the likability of the intervention. Scores range from 4 to 20, with higher scores indicating higher levels of acceptability.

  2. Intervention Appropriateness Measure

    Time frame: Post-intervention (approximately 90 minutes on one day)

    Measures the fit of the intervention for the population. Scores range from 4 to 20 with higher scores indicating higher levels of appropriateness.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Perceptions of the Crisis Ready Training

    Time frame: Post-intervention (approximately 90 minutes on one day)

    Participants rating of the quality of Crisis Ready and willingness to recommend the intervention to others

  2. Attitudes About 988

    Time frame: Post-intervention (approximately 90 minutes on one day)

    Two-item assessments of comfort using 988 for oneself or others during a crisis. Responses are gathered from a Likert-type scale that ranges from 0 (not comfortable at all) to 10 (totally comfortable). Higher scores indicate higher levels of comfort using 988 for self or others.

  3. Perception of 988

    Time frame: Post-intervention (approximately 90 minutes on one day)

    Perceptions of 988 utilization and couneslors

  4. Knowledge of Naloxone

    Time frame: Post-intervention (approximately 90 minutes on one day)

    Author created measure of knowledge about how to administer naloxone and where to obtain naloxone.

  5. Attitudes About Naloxone

    Time frame: Pre- and Post-intervention (approximately 90 minutes on one day)

    Four-item, author developed measures about comfort carrying and using naloxone in different circumstances. Responses are gathered from a Likert-type scale that ranges from 0 (not comfortable at all) to 10 (totally comfortable). Higher scores indicate higher levels of comfort carrying and using naloxone in different circumstances.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

RAND

Other

Collaborators

  • Brown University
  • Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences

Registry information

Official study title

Safer Diversion: Adapting Scalable Crisis Response Interventions for People Involved in a Criminal Legal System Diversion Program

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jul 18, 2025
Registry last updated
Jun 30, 2026

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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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