Abstract
Background: Contingency management (CM) is an evidence-based intervention for stimulant use and is highly effective in combination with medication for opioid use disorder. Yet, uptake of CM in opioid treatment programs that provide medication for opioid use disorder remains low. This paradox in which CM is one of the most effective interventions, yet one of the least available, represents one of the greatest research-to-practice gaps in the addiction health services field. Multi-level implementation strategies are needed to address barriers to CM implementation at both the provider- and organization-level. This type III hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse to evaluate whether a multi-level implementation strategy, the Science of Service Laboratory (SSL), can effectively promote CM implementation in opioid treatment programs. Specific aims will test the effectiveness of the SSL on implementation outcomes (primary aim) and patient outcomes (secondary aim), as well as test putative mediators of implementation outcomes (exploratory aim). Methods: Utilizing a fully powered type III hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial with a stepped wedge design, we propose to randomize a cohort of 10 opioid treatment programs to receive the SSL across four steps. Each step, an additional 2–3 opioid treatment programs will receive the SSL implementation strategy, which has three core components: didactic training, performance feedback, and external facilitation. At six intervals, each of the 10 opioid treatment programs will provide de-identified electronic medical record data from all available patient charts on CM delivery and patient outcomes. Staff from each opioid treatment program will provide feedback on contextual determinants influencing implementation at three timepoints. Discussion: Between planning of this protocol and receipt of funding, the landscape for CM in the USA changed dramatically, with multiple Departments of Health launching state-wide CM initiatives. We therefore accelerated the protocol timeline and offered some cursory training resources to all sites as a preparation activity. We also began partnering with multiple Departments of Health to evaluate their rollout of CM using the measures outlined in this protocol. Trial registration: This study protocol is registered via ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05702021. Date of registration: January 27, 2023.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 41 |
| Journal | Implementation Science |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2023 |
Funding
This study is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (P50DA054072, Principal Investigator: Becker). The views and opinions contained within this document do not necessarily reflect those of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and should not be construed as such. This protocol describes one of three coordinated research projects within the Center for Dissemination and Implementation at Stanford (C-DIAS), a center of excellence funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (P50DA054072). Each project shares a set of common implementation strategy tracking tools and implementation measures with a unified goal of promoting equitable access to evidence-based addiction treatments.
Keywords
- Hybrid effectiveness-implementation
- Implementation
- Stepped wedge trial
- Substance use disorders
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Health Policy
- Health Informatics
