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Addressing Racial Disparities in Opioid Overdose Using Peer Recovery Coaches and mHealth

This study is testing different ways to help people with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) get treatment and social services, especially focusing on Black and Latinx individuals. It's looking at whether support from a Peer Recovery Coach (PRC) combined with AI-driven text messages, or just AI-driven text messages alone, can be more effective than standard care. The study wants to see how often people connect with PRCs, how much they use the AI texting tool, and if it helps reduce feelings of stigma. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, fluent in English, have used non-prescription opioids recently, plan to stay in NYC for at least 3 months, and are Black and/or Latinx. The current status of the study is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study with 180 planned participants. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: PRC-supported text plus AI-driven text, AI-driven text only, or standard care.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary outcomes, such as contact rates and changes in stigma, will be measured at 3 months.

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NCT06573476

Addressing Racial Disparities in Opioid Overdose Using Peer Recovery Coach Training and mHealth Platform

Recruiting
NAAges 18–99InterventionalHealth services
Friends Research Institute, Inc.
~180 participants
Updated 2026-05-27 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:PRC supported text + AI driven CSDH-enhanced textAI driven CSDH-enhanced text onlyTreatment as Usual (TAU)

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Estimated Rate of PRC-PWUO Contact
Measured over 3 months
+5 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Opioid Use Disorder

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
New York1

Study leadership

  • Ana Ventuneac · STUDY_DIRECTOR · START Treatment and Recovery

Who to contact

Ana Ventuneac, PHd
[email protected]
718-260-2931
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

≥18 years of age
fluent in English
self-reported non-prescription opioid use \<30 days prior to consent
provision of informed consent
planned stay in NYC ≥3 months
Black and/or Latinx race/ethnicity
positive urine toxicology for opioids per EMR records or study staff administered random saliva drug testing
diagnosis of OUD per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5)
self-reported interest in initiating buprenorphine in primary care, or elsewhere.

Exclusion

inability to comprehend text content written at a 3rd grade reading level
physical or visual disability preventing mobile phone use

What this trial measures

  • Estimated Rate of PRC-PWUO Contact3 months

    The number of contacts between Peer Recovery Coaches (PRC) and People Who Use Opioids (PWUO), measured through communication logs.

  • Rate of AI-Driven Texting Use Among PWUO3 months

    The frequency of AI-driven text interactions initiated by PWUO, captured through software logs.

  • Change in Felt and/or Anticipated Stigma3 months

    The change in felt and/or anticipated stigma pre- and post-intervention, measured by a validated stigma assessment questionnaire.

  • Amount of time to Initial Receipt of Buprenorphine (Self-Reported)3 months

    The time (in days) to the initial receipt of buprenorphine, as self-reported by participants.

  • The Amount of Self-Reported Social Services Use3 months

    The self-reported utilization of social services at baseline, 1 month, and 3 months, addressing social determinants of health (SDH) to assess intervention effect sizes.

  • Cost (Amount of Money) of Implementing and Sustaining the Multimodal Intervention3 months

    The associated cost of implementing and sustaining the multimodal intervention, including cost-per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) and cost-per opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment days.