Strategies to Reduce Addiction Stigma Among Health Professionals

Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of exposure to stigma reduction message frames communicated by visual campaigns and narrative vignettes among a national sample of health professionals.

Conditions

• Opioid Use Disorder
• Substance Use Disorders
• Stigma, Social

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Words Matter - Visual Campaign

Visual campaign emphasizing the importance of using non-stigmatizing language related to substance use and opioid use disorder in clinical settings.

BEHAVIORAL

Words Matter - Visual Campaign & Narrative Vignette (Messenger: Person with Opioid Use Disorder) Experimental: Words Matter - Visual Campaign & Narrative Vignette (Messenger: Clinician)

Visual campaign emphasizing the importance of using non-stigmatizing language related to substance use and opioid use disorder in clinical settings combined with a narrative vignette told from the perspective of a person with opioid use disorder

BEHAVIORAL

Words Matter - Visual Campaign & Narrative Vignette (Messenger: Clinician)

Visual campaign emphasizing the importance of using non-stigmatizing language related to substance use and opioid use disorder in clinical settings combined with a narrative vignette told from the perspective of a clinician working with patients with opioid use disorder

BEHAVIORAL

Words Matter - Visual Campaign & Narrative Vignette (Messenger: Health System Administrator)

Visual campaign emphasizing the importance of using non-stigmatizing language related to substance use and opioid use disorder in clinical settings combined with a narrative vignette told from the perspective of a health system administrator/leader

BEHAVIORAL

Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Works - Visual Campaign

Visual campaign emphasizing the effectiveness and value of medications to treat opioid use disorder in saving lives

BEHAVIORAL

Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Works - Visual Campaign & Narrative Vignette (Messenger: Person with Opioid Use Disorder)

Visual campaign emphasizing the effectiveness and value of medications to treat opioid use disorder in saving lives combined with a narrative vignette told from the perspective of a person with opioid use disorder

BEHAVIORAL

Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Works - Visual Campaign & Narrative Vignette (Messenger: Clinician)

Visual campaign emphasizing the effectiveness and value of medications to treat opioid use disorder in saving lives combined with a narrative vignette told from the perspective of a clinician who treats people with opioid use disorder

BEHAVIORAL

Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Works - Visual Campaign & Narrative Vignette (Messenger: Health System Administrator)

Visual campaign emphasizing the effectiveness and value of medications to treat opioid use disorder in saving lives combined with a narrative vignette told from the perspective of a health system administrator/leader

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Principal Investigators

• Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, PhD · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2020-11-13

Primary Completion

2020-11-30

Completion

2020-11-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations