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Improving Jail Response to the Overdose Crisis: A Hybrid Trial of Jail ECHO to Improve MOUD Implementation and Public Health Outcomes

NCT07637994 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-08-07

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Summary

This project tests a training strategy to help rural jails start or increase their use of medications to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD - methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone). Staff from participating jails will attend a series of training sessions, called Project ECHO, that include online learning sessions with skilled experts, case-based discussions (real-world examples), and peer-to-peer learning opportunities. Project ECHO is well-studied in healthcare settings but has rarely been used in correctional systems. Staff from 40 rural jails and local treatment programs will participate in 6 months of core sessions (all participants attend the same sessions), followed by 12 months of continuing sessions (where content is tailored to participants' needs). Staff will complete surveys about their knowledge and experience, and jails will provide data about their services. Researchers will measure changes in MOUD services offered by the jails over time, as well as the impact these changes have on staff's work environment. If Project ECHO helps expand MOUD services, it will offer a blueprint for expanding these life-saving services in other jails nationwide.

Conditions

  • Opioid Abuse (Disorder)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Project ECHO

Virtual learning sessions, case-based discussions, and peer-to-peer learning

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Massachusetts, Worcester

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-09-01
Primary Completion
2030-02-28
Completion
2030-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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