A Brief Negotiation Interview Chatbot to Improve Buprenorphine Engagement Among Justice-Involved Individuals

Summary

Primary Objective:

Conduct pilot study to assess effects of brief negotiation interview (BNI) Chatbot among individuals involved in the Connecticut criminal justice system with opioid use disorder (OUD).

Study Duration:

Approximately 2 years (1 year for study activities, 1 year for data analysis)

Study Design:

This is a prospective, randomized study to evaluate the effectiveness of a BNI Chatbot on patients with OUD compared with Standard Care (SC).

Number of Study Sites:

The offices of the Center for Progressive Recovery, LLC and the New Haven Police Department Detention Center (NHPD).

Study Population:

The study population includes adult individuals with OUD who are involved in the Connecticut criminal justice system and not currently receiving medication-assisted treatment for their OUD.

Number of Participants:

Sixty participants

Primary Outcome Variable:

Attendance at participants first treatment appointment within four weeks of referral among participants in the BNI Chatbot vs. Standard Care (SC) groups.

Secondary Outcome and Exploratory Outcome Variables:

Secondary outcomes include readiness and intention to engage in buprenorphine (bup) treatment, and urine toxicology test-confirmed drug use at four weeks among participants in BNI Chatbot vs. SC groups. Exploratory outcomes include ratings of feasibility, acceptability and satisfaction between study groups, and a comparison of study findings to engagement data from previous in-person studies, including BNI+bup, and other digital programs, such as reSET-O, and DynamiCare.

Conditions

• Opioid Use Disorder, Moderate
• Opioid Use Disorder, Severe
• Criminal Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

BNI Chatbot

The BNI Chatbot is a web application that guides participants through a brief motivational intervention that motivates them to engage in treatment for opioid use disorder.

BEHAVIORAL

OUD Education & Treatment Resources

The OUD Education \& Treatment Resources intervention is a web application that provides OUD education and treatment resources.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

  collaborator NIH

• Yale University

  collaborator OTHER

• Center for Progressive Recovery, LLC

  lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

• Michael V Pantalon, PhD · Center for Progressive Recovery, LLC

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-08-01

Primary Completion

2022-08-31

Completion

2023-09-01

Countries

• United States

Study Locations