Purpose

This study is stage 2, round 1 of a larger study which refines and optimizes the EMBED clinical decision support (CDS); see NCT03658642 to increase number of ED physicians following standard of care for the administration of buprenorphine to appropriate patients with opioid use disorder.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Emergency department patient - 18 years of age or older - Moderate to severe opioid use disorder

Exclusion Criteria

  • Under 18 years of age - Pregnant - Currently receiving medication for opioid use disorder

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Sequential Assignment
Intervention Model Description
Eligible patients are randomized to a study arm during Emergency Department encounters at study sites. There is no open enrollment.
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Refined EMBED plus nurse prompt to complete COWS placed under required documentation in Epic
Nurse prompt to complete COWS placed under optional documentation in Epic
  • Other: Nurse prompt to complete COWS under required documentation
    Nurse receives prompt to complete COWS under required documentation
  • Other: Refined EMBED CDS
    Refined EMBED CDS
Active Comparator
Refined EMBED CDS
EMBED CDS refined based on previous results
  • Other: Refined EMBED CDS
    Refined EMBED CDS

Recruiting Locations

Yale New Haven Shoreline Medical Center
Guilford, Connecticut 06437

Yale New Haven Hospital- St. Raphael
New Haven, Connecticut 06510

Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut 06510

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Yale University

Study Contact

Edward Melnick, MD, MHS
203-785-4363
edward.melnick@yale.edu

Detailed Description

Investigators will use a Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) framework study with preparation, optimization, and confirmatory phases. In the current stage, optimization phase, stage 2 investigators will conduct serial rapid-cycle randomized testing to inform iterative refinement of the CDS interface and workflow to minimize user errors, task disruption, and abandonment through identification of specific targets for improvement via application of novel CDS outcome measures with the goal of improving CDS usability. Five rounds of A-B testing are planned. The more successful condition will be tested in the subsequent round against a novel test condition. In the first round we will test the placement of the nurse prompt to complete COWS randomizing encounters to place the prompt under either required or optional documentation. Future rounds will be planned, with arms and interventions added, as the project progresses in order to build on insights gained in each round. The last study phase, the evaluation phase will consist of a randomized trial of the optimized package compared to the original EMBED and the evaluation phase in which investigators will compare the efficacy of the optimized, multicomponent CDS package to the original EMBED CDS on ED-initiation of buprenorphine rates in patients with OUD in a randomized trial. *EMBED is a user centered, clinician facing clinical decision support system integrated into the electronic health record workflow to facilitate initiating buprenorphine in the emergency department by: diagnosing opioid use disorder with a checklist based on the diagnostic criteria of the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition), assessing the severity of withdrawal with the Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale (COWS), motivating patients to accept treatment with a scripted brief negotiation interview, and automating the electronic health record workflow, including clinical and after visit documentation, order entry, prescribing, and referral for ongoing treatment in the community This study does not have open enrollment.

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