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Substance Use DisordersNCT03954184

E-health Implementation (Iowa)

A study testing NIATx-TI with Product Training/On-line Support in people with Substance Use Disorders, run by University of Wisconsin, Madison at 49 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This research will test a technology adoption framework to increase use of the A-CHESS smartphone app. The project, based in Iowa, will compare a control condition (using a typical product training approach to software implementation that includes user tutorials and instruction on administrative and clinical… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Substance Use Disorders
What is being tested?
NIATx-TI with Product Training/On-line Support
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
23,659 participants
Where
49 sitesUnited States
Study dates
3 Sep 2019to 30 Jun 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Must be 18+ years old
  • Understand English
  • Have a SUD diagnosis
  • Have access to a smartphone

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

49 sites in 1 country.

49 sites in 1 country

United States49 sites
  • Zion Recovery Services

    Adel, Iowa, 50003

  • Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare

    Algona, Iowa, 50511

  • Community and Family Resources

    Ames, Iowa, 50010

  • Area Substance Abuse Council

    Anamosa, Iowa, 53305

  • UCS Healthcare

    Ankeny, Iowa, 50021

  • Zion Recovery Services

    Atlantic, Iowa, 50022

  • Area Substance Abuse Council

    Belle Plaine, Iowa, 52208

  • Community and Family Resources

    Boone, Iowa, 50036

  • Alcohol and Drug Dependency Services (ADDS)

    Burlington, Iowa, 52601

  • Area Substance Abuse Council

    Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52404

  • Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare

    Charles City, Iowa, 50616

  • Jackson Recovery Centers

    Cherokee, Iowa, 51012

  • Prelude Behavioral Health Services

    Clarence, Iowa, 52216

  • Zion Recovery Services

    Clarinda, Iowa, 51632

  • Community and Family Resources

    Clarion, Iowa, 50525

  • Heartland Family Services

    Council Bluffs, Iowa, 51503

  • Area Substance Abuse Council

    De Witt, Iowa, 52742

  • Jackson Recovery Centers

    Denison, Iowa, 51442

  • UCS Healthcare

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50310

  • House of Mercy

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50314

  • Prelude Behavioral Health Services

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50317

  • Substance Abuse Services Center

    Dubuque, Iowa, 52001

  • Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare

    Forest City, Iowa, 50436

  • Community and Family Resources

    Fort Dodge, Iowa, 50501

  • Heartland Family Services

    Glenwood, Iowa, 51534

  • Zion Recovery Services

    Greenfield, Iowa, 50849

  • Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare

    Hampton, Iowa, 50441

  • Community and Family Resources

    Humboldt, Iowa, 50548

  • House of Mercy

    Indianola, Iowa, 50125

  • Prelude Behavioral Services

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52240

  • ADDS

    Keokuk, Iowa, 52362

  • UCS Healthcare

    Knoxville, Iowa, 50138

  • Jackson Recovery Centers

    Le Mars, Iowa, 51031

  • Heartland Family Services

    Logan, Iowa, 51546

  • Area Substance Abuse Council

    Maquoketa, Iowa, 52060

  • Prelude Behavioral Health Services

    Marengo, Iowa, 52301

  • Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare

    Mason City, Iowa, 50401

  • ADDS

    Mount Pleasant, Iowa, 52641

  • House of Mercy

    Newton, Iowa, 50208

  • Zion Recovery Services

    Perry, Iowa, 50220

  • Community and Family Resources

    Pocahontas, Iowa, 50574

  • Zion Recovery Services

    Red Oak, Iowa, 51566

  • Community and Family Resources

    Rockwell City, Iowa, 50579

  • Zion Recovery Services

    Shenandoah, Iowa, 51601

  • Jackson Recovery Centers

    Sioux City, Iowa, 51101

  • Prelude Behavioral Services

    Tipton, Iowa, 52772

  • Area Substance ABuse Council

    Vinton, Iowa, 52349

  • ADDS

    Wapello, Iowa, 52632

  • Community and Family Resources

    Webster City, Iowa, 50595

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About this study

Official title: Testing of a Patient-centered E-health Implementation Model in Addiction Treatment

This research will test a technology adoption framework to increase use of the A-CHESS smartphone app. The project, based in Iowa, will compare a control condition (using a typical product training approach to software implementation that includes user tutorials and instruction on administrative and clinical protocols, followed by access to on-line support) to the typical product training combined with NIATx-TI.

Terms - A-CHESS: Addiction Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System NIATx-TI: Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment-Technology Implementation

Read the detailed description

Patient-centered e-health has failed to achieve its promise despite considerable consumer interest in technology and research supporting its potential. E-health adoption rates in healthcare are poor, with specialty substance use disorder (SUD) treatment having the lowest technology adoption rate of any sector. Implementation science can address this emerging gap in the e-health field by augmenting existing models, that explain organizational and individual e-health behaviors retrospectively, with prospective models that can guide implementation. The organizational planning discipline, with its decades of research, could provide a cross-disciplinary "jump start" to developing an e-health implementation model for health organizations. Henry Mintzberg, a respected pioneer in this field, describes 2 beneficial approaches to planning: the deliberate approach, which is grounded in pre-implementation planning, and the emergent approach that is grounded in adapting to the environment as the plan is implemented. The proposed e-health implementation model, called the Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment-Technology Implementation (NIATx-TI) Framework, incorporates both approaches.

NIATx-TI was piloted in the Iowa Rural Health Information Technology Initiative (IRHIT) with 14 of Iowa's 105 SUD treatment sites and resulted in a 2-fold increase in patients receiving distance treatment. The framework's deliberate component includes using an organizational technology assessment and patient simulation. These tools identify and address assets and barriers to incorporate into the technology's implementation protocol. The framework's emergent component includes using a project team to uncover and prioritize implementation barriers as they arise, develop changes to address identified barriers, and monitor selected adoption measures, while receiving monthly coaching.

This project, based in Iowa, will compare a control condition (using a typical product training approach to software implementation that includes user tutorials and instruction on administrative and clinical protocols, followed by access to on-line support) to the typical product training combined with NIATx-TI. While e-health spans many modalities and health disciplines, this project will focus on the implementing Addiction Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (A-CHESS), an evidence-based SUD treatment recovery app developed by our Center for a disease that affects 21.5 million and kills 136,000 Americans annually: substance use disorder. A mobile app was selected, as opposed to another e-health technology, because of the near ubiquitous daily use of mobile technology and because mobile e-health adoption requires supportive participation of both health centers and patients.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the study team added a study component focused on describing how patients are responding to receiving remote treatment (e.g., telehealth). The study team will also seek to understand how using A-CHESS mitigates COVID-19 associated anxiety and loneliness among those with substance use disorders.

Being tested
NIATx-TI with Product Training/On-line Support
Medical subject headings
Substance-Related Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • NIATx-TI with Product Training/On-line SupportBehavioural

    NIATx-TI framework includes the product training as well as a preimplementation phase and a post-implementation phase. A NIATx-TI coach will provide the training for this arm. The coach will also assist the organizations with applying the NIATx-TI framework.

Study groups in NCT03954184
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
TAU/ControlNo interventionSites in the Treatment as Usual (TAU)/Control Arm will receive product training/online support. Sites in the TAU/Control Arm will participate in a one-day product implementation or training session.
NIATx-TI FrameworkExperimentalSites in the NIATx-TI Arm will receive product training/online support, and training in the NIATx-TI framework. The NIATx-TI framework will include a pre-implementation (planning) phase, and post-implementation (problem-solving) phase, with training delivered by a NIATx-TI coach.
Receives: Behavioral: NIATx-TI with Product Training/On-line Support

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Reach: As Assessed by the Mean Number of Clinics With Participants Who Download the A-CHESS App

    The mean number of clinics with patients who download the A-CHESS app will be obtained monthly during the study via the A-CHESS server and Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) data.

    Measured: 45 months

  2. Reach: As Assessed by the Number of Days That Participants Use the A-CHESS

    The frequency of use of A-CHESS by each participant will be obtained monthly during the study via the A-CHESS server and Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) data.

    Measured: 45 months

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Effectiveness of A-CHESS as Assessed by the Retention Rate of Eligible Participants.

    Retention rates of eligible participants

    Measured: Collected monthly during months 13 - 45

  2. Adoption: Number of Days Each Counselor Used the A-CHESS

    Number of days each counselor used the A-CHESS will be assessed by A-CHESS logs

    Measured: 45 months

  3. Adoption - The Percentage of Counselors Using A-CHESS Will be Assessed Via the Organizational Survey and A-CHESS Logs

    Organizational survey will be completed by a member of the management team two times during the project (organizational baseline, end of the intervention)

    Measured: Collected twice during study; starting M22 - 31 and M35-44

  4. A-CHESS/NIATx Implementation Fidelity (Survey)

    Survey data on participating organizations' fidelity to the NIATx Technology Implementation (NIATx-TI) process. The Implementation Fidelity survey is a 13 item questionnaire using a 4-point scale where 0 = Not True and 4 = True. Scores range from 0-52. Higher scores indicate greater implementation fidelity.

    Measured: Collected twice during study; approx. M14 - 25 and M32 - 43

  5. Organizational Readiness of Participating Organizations as Assessed by Organizational Change Manager (Survey)

    Survey data on the organizational readiness of participating organizations. Organizational Readiness (as measured by Organizational Change Manager) - 5 categories from Not True (0) to True (3) and Don't Know (No score). Scores range from 0-66. Higher scores indicate greater readiness for change.

    Measured: Collected twice during study; approx. M14 - 25 and M32 - 43

  6. Financial Resource Availability (Survey)

    Survey data on how the organization's financial resource availability affects A-CHESS implementation. Scored the availability of financial resources on a 5-point scale from 0= Not Ture to 4= True. Scores range from 0-28. Higher score indicates greater availability of resources.

    Measured: Collected twice during study; starting M22 - 31 and M35-44

  7. Difference in Number of Admissions in Rural vs. Urban Location

    Statistical analysis of organizational traits will be done by calculating the difference in number of admissions in rural vs. urban location. The number of clinics located in a rural area was counted. The number of clinics in an urban location were counted.

    Measured: Collected during months 7, 18, 30, and 42, month 42 reported

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 May 2019
  2. Study start3 Sep 2019
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2023
  4. Study completion30 Jun 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
23,659 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03954184
Sponsor's protocol ID
2018-0997
Other IDs
A195010, ENGR/INDUSTRIAL ENGR, 1R01DA044159-01A1, 3R01DA044159-02S1, Protocol version: 02-15-2021, 2020-0833
Status last verified
Feb 2025
First submitted
10 May 2019
Last updated
7 Feb 2025
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Fleddermann K, Molfenter T, Vjorn O, Horst J, Hulsey J, Kelly B, Zawislak K, Gustafson DH, Gicquelais RE. Patient Preferences for Mobile Health Applications to Support Recovery. J Addict Med. 2023 Jul-Aug 01;17(4):394-400. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001137. Epub 2023 Jan 18.

    PubMed 37579096
  • Fleddermann K, Molfenter T, Jacobson N, Horst J, Roosa MR, Boss D, Ross JC, Preuss E, Gustafson DH. Clinician Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing e-Health Technology in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Facilities. Subst Abuse. 2021 Oct 26;15:11782218211053360. doi: 10.1177/11782218211053360. eCollection 2021.

    PubMed 34720585
  • Gustafson D Sr, Horst J, Boss D, Fleddermann K, Jacobson N, Roosa M, Ross JC, Gicquelais R, Vjorn O, Siegler T, Molfenter T. Implementation of Smartphone Systems to Improve Quality of Life for People With Substance Use Disorder: Interim Report on a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Hum Factors. 2022 Jul 14;9(3):e35125. doi: 10.2196/35125.

    PubMed 35834315
  • White VM, Molfenter T, Gustafson DH, Horst J, Greller R, Gustafson DH Jr, Kim JS, Preuss E, Cody O, Pisitthakarm P, Toy A. NIATx-TI versus typical product training on e-health technology implementation: a clustered randomized controlled trial study protocol. Implement Sci. 2020 Oct 23;15(1):94. doi: 10.1186/s13012-020-01053-4.

    PubMed 33097097

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing NIATx-TI with Product Training/On-line Support in people with Substance Use Disorders, run by University of Wisconsin, Madison at 49 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Feb 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 49 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 7 Feb 2025). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Reach: As Assessed by the Mean Number of Clinics With Participants Who Download the A-CHESS App (time frame: 45 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03954184, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Feb 2025.

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