Piloting a Naloxone Intervention in Philadelphia

NCT03305497 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 1705005398
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 110
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The escalating opioid overdose epidemic is one of the most serious public health problems confronting the U.S. Death due to drug overdose is a significant and rising cause of mortality and morbidity in Philadelphia. While naloxone is increasingly accessible to combat opioid overdoses, new responses to delivering naloxone to overdose events are needed. The proposed pilot project, to be conducted in Philadelphia, will pursue three specific aims: 1) Identify barriers and facilitators of acceptance and use of a smartphone-based naloxone intervention; 2) Pilot test the implementation of the intervention among 55 non-medical opioid users and 55 community members; 3) Synthesize knowledge acquired in Aims 1 and 2 to be used in a subsequent R01 study to conduct a large-scale, multi-site implementation trial.

Conditions

Opioids; Harmful Use

Keywords

Opioid Overdose; Naloxone

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Use of mobile phone app

  Will persons equipped with the mobile phone app signal overdoses and/or respond to overdoses when signaled.

  One year

Interventions

Mobile Phone Application BEHAVIORAL

110 persons will be equipped with a mobile phone application, trained in overdose prevention, and equipped with naloxone. The mobile phone app will allow persons witnessing an overdose to signal persons in the vicinity to respond with naloxone.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

55 non-medical users of opioids (NMOU) (e.g., prescription opioids, heroin) and 55 community members who know active, former, or deceased NMOU.

You may qualify if:

• \. Weekly misuse of heroin and/or rx opioid during past 30 days OR knows active, former, or deceased NMOU 2. Currently lives in zip codes 19122, 19125, 19133, 19134 3. Willingness to carry naloxone 4. Owns smartphone/data package 5. 18 years old or older 6. Speaks/reads English

You may not qualify if:

• Younger than 18
• Does not speak/read English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Drexel University: lead
• Bar-Ilan University, Israel: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Kensington

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134, United States

Location

Related Publications (7)

• Wagner KD, Davidson PJ, Iverson E, Washburn R, Burke E, Kral AH, McNeeley M, Jackson Bloom J, Lankenau SE. "I felt like a superhero": the experience of responding to drug overdose among individuals trained in overdose prevention. Int J Drug Policy. 2014 Jan;25(1):157-65. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.07.003. Epub 2013 Aug 9.

  PMID: 23932166 RESULT

• Silva K, Schrager SM, Kecojevic A, Lankenau SE. Factors associated with history of non-fatal overdose among young nonmedical users of prescription drugs. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2013 Feb 1;128(1-2):104-10. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.08.014. Epub 2012 Sep 10.

  PMID: 22974490 RESULT

• Lankenau SE, Wagner KD, Silva K, Kecojevic A, Iverson E, McNeely M, Kral AH. Injection drug users trained by overdose prevention programs: responses to witnessed overdoses. J Community Health. 2013 Feb;38(1):133-41. doi: 10.1007/s10900-012-9591-7.

  PMID: 22847602 RESULT

• Lankenau SE, Walley A. Opioids and deaths. N Engl J Med. 2011 Feb 17;364(7):686. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1014490. No abstract available.

  PMID: 21323558 RESULT

• Wagner KD, Iverson E, Wong CF, Bloom JJ, McNeeley M, Davidson PJ, McCarty C, Kral AH, Lankenau SE. Personal social network factors associated with overdose prevention training participation. Subst Use Misuse. 2013 Jan;48(1-2):21-30. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2012.720335. Epub 2012 Sep 19.

  PMID: 22988840 RESULT

• Khalemsky M, Khalemsky A, Lankenau S, Ataiants J, Roth A, Marcu G, Schwartz DG. Predictive Dispatch of Volunteer First Responders: Algorithm Development and Validation. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2023 Nov 28;11:e41551. doi: 10.2196/41551.

  PMID: 38015602 DERIVED

• Schwartz DG, Ataiants J, Roth A, Marcu G, Yahav I, Cocchiaro B, Khalemsky M, Lankenau S. Layperson reversal of opioid overdose supported by smartphone alert: A prospective observational cohort study. EClinicalMedicine. 2020 Aug 3;25:100474. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100474. eCollection 2020 Aug.

  PMID: 32954238 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Opiate Overdose

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Drug Overdose; Prescription Drug Misuse; Drug Misuse; Substance-Related Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Opioid-Related Disorders; Narcotic-Related Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Stephen Lankenau, PhD

  Drexel University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 4, 2017
• First Posted: October 10, 2017
• Study Start: October 23, 2018
• Primary Completion: May 31, 2020
• Study Completion: May 31, 2021
• Last Updated: September 22, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)