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Filter by:Church-based interventions are culturally acceptable, reduce access barriers, and can be brought to scale in under-resourced communities. For Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) to be efficacious in Black churches, tailoring may be needed. For this audience, standard OEND curricula may need to be adapted to their level of knowledge of substance use disorders (SUDs), and limited general mental health literacy, and specifically address stigma related to SUDs and medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Finally, a tailored implementation strategy may need to address contextual variations (e.g., denomination and membership size) across churches. The proposed pilot study aims to identify the socio-cultural modifications that will be needed to adapt our previously developed training (i.e., COEST) to target Black communities of faith. In a pilot randomized controlled trial (RTC) of adapted COEST in a stepped-wedge design.
An observational study will be conducted in 20 hospitalized surgical patients routinely managed with opioids for anesthesia and post-operative pain control. Trachea Sound Sensor measurements and reference respiratory measurements will be recorded and analyzed to develop diagnostic algorithms that produce a risk-index score that detects/predicts progression from mild hypoventilation, to moderate hypoventilation, to severe hypoventilation due to opioids and other medications that cause respiratory depression. Our current Trachea Sound Sensor (TSS) has a wired Sony commercial microphone integrated into a commercial pediatric stethoscope, coupled to the skin surface over the trachea at the sternal notch. The Trachea Sound Sensor will measure and record the sounds of air moving within the proximal trachea during inhalation and exhalation. The microphone signal will be converted into an accurate measurement of the patient's respiratory rate and tidal volume (during inhalation & exhalation) over time, to determine the minute ventilation trend, breathing patterns, apnea episodes, and degree of snoring (due to partial upper airway obstruction). A commercial respiratory facemask and two pneumotachs (gas flow sensors) will also be used to accurately and continuously measure the patient's respiratory rate and tidal volume (during inhalation & exhalation) to determine the minute ventilation trend, breathing patterns, and apnea episodes. TSS data and reference respiratory data will be collected prior to surgery with the patient breathing normally (baseline), in the Operating Room (OR) during the induction and maintenance of anesthesia, in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), and on the general nursing floors of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH). The sounds of air flowing through the proximal trachea will be correlated with the reference breathing measurements using signal processing methods to optimize the measurement accuracy of RR, TV, breathing pattern, apnea episodes, and degree of snoring. A commercial accelerometer may be coupled to the skin surface of the neck (with tape) to measure body position and activity level. The TSS and vital sign trend data will be analyzed to produce a Risk-Index Score every 30 seconds with alerts and alarms that warn the patient and caregivers about progressive Opioid Induced Respiratory Depression (OIRD).
This study will be a Phase 1, single-center, open-label, randomized cross-over study to evaluate the PK of a new AP003 device which delivers two sprays of 4 mg naloxone hydrochloride intranasally.
The study consists of two Phases with the first phase (Pilot Phase) divided into two sub phases. In each study phase, subjects will be admitted to the clinical unit from 10 hours prior to the first drug administration on Day -1 until approximately 12 hours following the last study drug administration. Screening of alcohol and drugs of abuse will be performed before the first study drug administration. For female subjects, a pregnancy test will be performed before the first drug administration. Clinical nasal irritation rating and the Brief Smell Identification Test will be performed at screening.
This study is to compare the pharmacokinetics (how the body absorbs, breaks down and eliminates drug from your body) of nalmefene when given as a single dose intranasally (IN;into the nose), as a single dose in each nostril and as two doses in one nostrils; and to evaluate the safety and tolerability of nalmefene IN.
The purpose of the Peer Intervention to Link Overdose Survivors to Treatment (PILOT) study is to improve outcomes for individuals after surviving an overdose involving opioids. This study will be comparing the enhanced peer intervention known as PILOT for overdose survivors with treatment as usual (TAU) provided in the Emergency Department.
The goal of the proposed, proof-of-concept study is to test the combined effects of vaporized marijuana [Delta-9-tetrahydracannabinol (THC)] with NLX as a proof of concept towards the possible development of a combined overdose reversal agent with improved tolerability.
The objectives of this project are to leverage surveillance data to predict future overdose outbreaks, and to evaluate the impact of a randomized, statewide, community-level intervention trial to target overdose prevention programs to neighborhoods at highest risk of future overdose deaths. This study develops and tests an opioid overdose forecasting tool, which will allow other states to identify and deploy interventions to communities at highest risk of opioid-related death. The findings from this study have the potential to significantly improve the allocation of resources to curb the opioid overdose epidemic in the United States.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the Empowering Community Pharmacists program on pharmacists' knowledge, perceived barriers, attitudes, confidence, and intentions regarding naloxone services implementation, as well as change in number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed. Methods: A 3-month pragmatic randomized controlled trial was conducted in 2018-2019. Alabama community pharmacists were recruited by email, phone, fax, and mailed postcards and randomized to intervention (monthly resources/reminders + educational webinar) or control (monthly resources/reminders + delayed educational webinar). Outcome measures were assessed via online surveys at baseline (T1), immediately post-intervention (T2), and 3-months post-intervention (T3), including: naloxone knowledge (percent correct); perceived barriers, attitudes, and confidence regarding naloxone services implementation (7-point Likert-type scale, 1=strongly disagree to 7=strongly agree); and number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed. Mean differences between control and intervention groups from T1-T3 were assessed using two-way mixed ANOVA and adjusted analyses were conducted using generalized estimating equations (GEE) with negative binomial distribution (alpha=0.05).
This study aims to assess the effectiveness of take-home naloxone (THN) to reverse opioid overdose when administered by lay persons in a real world setting. This multicentre, prospective, observational cohort study will be conducted across Europe using a mixed method approach. Recruiting 6000 individuals to whom a supply of THN has been provided, for n=600 to witness an opioid overdose. The co-primary outcomes are to determine the rate of administration of naloxone and frequency of deaths in the 24 hours subsequent to the administration of naloxone. This will be captured through structured interviews with those who report witnessing an opioid overdose in the 6 month study period, approximately n=600, to elicit further information on the overdose and any naloxone administered. Naloxone training materials and education provided will be examined through questions in the structured interview. In-depth qualitative interviews will also be conducted with 60 participants who have witnessed an overdose, in order to better understand the use, safety and effectiveness of different naloxone products (particularly Nyxoid). As part of the qualitative analysis, interview transcripts will be assessed by an expert clinician panel for accuracy of diagnosis, actions taken and aftercare. Routine data from national health registers will be used to gather mortality data. This study will report on the use of different formulations of naloxone. In addition, this study serves as a Post Authorisation Efficacy Study (PAES) for the intranasal (IN) naloxone, Nyxoid developed by MundiPharma and focuses on drug safety and training.