Developing a Tailored Stigma Reduction Intervention to Increase Buprenorphine Prescribing
Buprenorphine is an evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder that also has strong potential to reduce HIV transmission in people who use drugs. Rural health care professionals are eligible and critically needed to provide these medications, but stigma currently limits provider willingness to prescribe buprenorphine, especially in regions where mortality and HIV transmission secondary to opioid use are high. In this developmental trial, the investigators will adapt, refine, and test the feasibility of a prototype brief stigma-reduction training intervention aimed at increasing buprenorphine prescribing in the rural primary care setting.
Conditions:
🦠 Opioid-Related Disorders 🦠 Buprenorphine 🦠 Social Stigma 🦠 Rural Health Services
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 1 September 2022
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 30 December 2024
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 30 June 2025
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 400
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 Athens, Ohio, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • * physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant
    • * eligible to prescribe buprenorphine under federal law
    • * currently practices in primary care setting
    • * currently practices in rural-designated county
    • * at least 18 years of age

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • * currently prescribing buprenorphine at full capacity
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 12 August 2022
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 15 August 2022
  • First Posted 17 August 2022

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 2 March 2023
  • Last Update Posted 3 March 2023
  • Last Verified August 2022