Trial Outcomes & Findings for We The Village Family Support Study (NCT NCT04250077)

Recruitment began after IRB approval on January 8th 2020 and continued until 45 participants were enrolled on March 16th. Online recruitment: 1. Website callouts, emails, social media posts and 1:1 messages to WTV members. 2. Outreach to partners who provide services to patients with OUD. 3. Targeted digital and local advertising efforts.

Not applicable, people were considered enrolled after baseline interview. 100% of those who completed baseline were assigned to one of the 3 conditions.

Stratified random assignment was conducted to ensure equal number of enrolled participants across conditions.

Participants reported whether their loved one had attended any treatment for their opioid problem since the last assessment by answering 8 questions regarding participation in treatment (e.g., detox, any treatment, new treatment, MAT, new MAT, counseling, support group, and other group). Reports of new treatment, new MAT, and treatment at the follow-up assessment which were not reported at baseline were categorized as treatment entry. In addition, entry into WTV recovery coaching, WTV family coaching, or reports of treatment entry to WTV staff were categorized as treatment entry. Outcome was the proportion of participants reporting that their loved one entered new treatment.

Global score from the 10-item scale was calculated by adding scores (1-10) from 10 items. Minimum possible score was 10 and maximum was 100. Higher scores reflect greater Relationship Happiness.

Total mood disturbance (TMD) score calculated by adding scores (1-5) from the tension (6 items), depression (8 items), anger (7 items), fatigue (5 items), and confusion (5 items) subscales, then subtracting the score form the vigor (6 items) subscale. Minimum TMD possible score was 1 and maximum was 149. Higher scores reflect greater mood disturbance.

The 7-item scale was transformed so that is had a mean of 50 and a s.d. of 10 in the general US population. Scores above and below 50 are above and below the average with each point representing a difference of 1/10th of a standard deviation.

The 5-item scale was transformed so that is had a mean of 50 and a s.d. of 10 in the general US population. Scores above and below 50 are above and below the average with each point representing a difference of 1/10th of a standard deviation.

Social Adjustment Scale, Self-Report. Standardized scale to assess individual's level of satisfaction in their role performance over the past two weeks key life areas. We used subscales representing the work, housework, and school areas of functioning. Each subscale consisted of 6 items scored on a 1-5 scale. A subscale adjustment score was obtained by summing the scores of all the items and dividing by the number of items actually answered. Thus, each subscale summary score had a minimum score of 1 and a maximum score of 5. Lower scores indicate higher satisfaction in their role performance.

Knowledge score calculated by adding the number of correct multiple-choice answers to 10 scenarios. Minimum score was 0 and maximum was 10. Higher scores reflect greater knowledge.

Participants reported whether their loved one had attended any treatment for their opioid problem since the last assessment by answering 8 questions regarding participation in treatment. Reports of new MAT and MAT at the follow-up assessment which was not reported at baseline were categorized as new MAT. In addition, reports of MAT entry to WTV staff were included. Outcome was the proportion of participants reporting that their loved one entered MAT. This differs from Outcome Measure 1 in that Outcome Measure 1 included drug-free and medication-assisted treatments of any type, while this measure included only MAT.