Opioid Use DisorderHOPE MOUDNCT04712981
Adapting the HOPE Online Support Intervention to Increase Uptake of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
A study testing HOPE in people with Opioid Use Disorder, run by University of California, Irvine at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
In a randomized controlled trial, with 3, 6-month and 1-year follow-up, this application aims to explore whether and how the HOPE intervention can be adapted to increase MOUD uptake among OUD patients, assess the effectiveness of using HOPE to increase MOUD requests, and analyze online community data to improve future… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Opioid Use Disorder
- What is being tested?
- HOPE
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 640 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 29 Apr 2021to May 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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
- ≥ 18 years of age;
- Resident of CA, NV, AZ, OR, WA;
- English speakers only;
- Has moderate to severe OUD;
- Is not currently prescribed MOUD;
- Reports using social media at least 2x per week;
- Has, or is willing to create a Facebook/social media account and accept a friend request and group invite from our study social media page
Who cannot join
- Anyone who does not fit inclusion criteria above
- Was a participant in phase I of the study
- Participants with active, unstable opioid, alcohol, sedative, or other substance use and/or unstable medical or psychiatric conditions as assessed by the study questionnaires will be reviewed by the study physician consultants and will be excluded and referred for acute care including detoxification, if needed.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California, 92617
About this study
Official title: Adapting the HOPE Online Support Intervention to Increase MAT Uptake Among OUD Patients
In a randomized controlled trial, with 3, 6-month and 1-year follow-up, this application aims to explore whether and how the HOPE intervention can be adapted to increase MOUD uptake among OUD patients, assess the effectiveness of using HOPE to increase MOUD requests, and analyze online community data to improve future intervention implementation and sustainability.
Read the detailed description
The proposed study is a low-risk, randomized control trial to assess the efficacy of the HOPE (Harnessing Online Peer Education) intervention, an evidenced-based peer-led social media/online community intervention (e.g., Facebook Groups), to increase self-reported requests for medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) among patients with moderate to severe opioid use disorder (OUD). Participants will be recruited using a variety of recruitment methods including social media sites (e.g., Facebook), referral by physicians, medical records, research study websites (e.g., UCIMC Clinical Trials website), and study flyers disseminated at various venues, including clinics, group meetings, and shelters. Once enrolled, participants will be randomly assigned to an intervention or control group. Intervention group participants will be invited to join a private and hidden (unable to be viewed or searched for by others) group on Facebook, with approximately 6 peer leaders included in the group. Those in the control group will be invited into a Facebook group, but without peer leaders. The intervention will last 12 weeks. Study measures will be collected at the beginning of the study (baseline), after the completion of the intervention (3 months), with follow up surveys at 6 and 12 months after the study. Participants will be recruited in 5 waves, 2 waves of rural residents and 3 waves of urban residents.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use Disorder
- Being tested
- HOPE
- Keywords
- online community
- Medical subject headings
- Opioid-Related Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
HOPEBehavioural
Peer leaders/role models will be trained in HOPE intervention fundamentals and assigned to online community groups with participants.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | HOPE intervention peer-led online community Receives: Behavioral: HOPE |
| Control | No intervention | Online community without HOPE intervention psychological components |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Number of requests to receive a resource on medications that can be used to treat opioid use disorder
Participants will be invited to request an informational resource on medications for opioid use disorder as well as to ask for assistance scheduling an appointment with a provider on this topic. We will count the number of participants making this request
Measured: request during the course of the 12-week community
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted19 Jan 2021
- Study start29 Apr 2021
- Primary completion7 Jul 2025
- Study completionMay 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Opioid Use DisorderStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of California, IrvineThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 640 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Sean D Young, University of California, Irvine
- Investigators
- Sean D Young, PhD, Principal investigator, University of California, Irvine
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04712981
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 20205625
- Other IDs
- 4R33AT010606
- Acronym
- HOPE MOUD
- Status last verified
- Mar 2026
- First submitted
- 11 Jan 2021
- Last updated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Mar 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Adapting the HOPE Online Support Intervention to Increase MAT Uptake Among OUD Patients
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04712981
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- HOPE MOUD / 20205625
- Conditions
- Opioid Use Disorder
- Keywords
- online community
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Enrolment
- 640 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of California, IrvineUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Study start
- 29 Apr 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 7 Jul 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- May 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 19 Jan 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
In a randomized controlled trial, with 3, 6-month and 1-year follow-up, this application aims to explore whether and how the HOPE intervention can be adapted to increase MOUD uptake among OUD patients, assess the effectiveness of using HOPE to increase MOUD requests, and analyze online community data to improve future intervention implementation and sustainability.
Detailed description
The proposed study is a low-risk, randomized control trial to assess the efficacy of the HOPE (Harnessing Online Peer Education) intervention, an evidenced-based peer-led social media/online community intervention (e.g., Facebook Groups), to increase self-reported requests for medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) among patients with moderate to severe opioid use disorder (OUD). Participants will be recruited using a variety of recruitment methods including social media sites (e.g., Facebook), referral by physicians, medical records, research study websites (e.g., UCIMC Clinical Trials website), and study flyers disseminated at various venues, including clinics, group meetings, and shelters. Once enrolled, participants will be randomly assigned to an intervention or control group. Intervention group participants will be invited to join a private and hidden (unable to be viewed or searched for by others) group on Facebook, with approximately 6 peer leaders included in the group. Those in the control group will be invited into a Facebook group, but without peer leaders. The intervention will last 12 weeks. Study measures will be collected at the beginning of the study (baseline), after the completion of the intervention (3 months), with follow up surveys at 6 and 12 months after the study. Participants will be recruited in 5 waves, 2 waves of rural residents and 3 waves of urban residents.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Behavioral: HOPEHOPE intervention peer-led online community |
| Control | No intervention | –Online community without HOPE intervention psychological components |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- ≥ 18 years of age;
- Resident of CA, NV, AZ, OR, WA;
- English speakers only;
- Has moderate to severe OUD;
- Is not currently prescribed MOUD;
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Anyone who does not fit inclusion criteria above
- Was a participant in phase I of the study
- Participants with active, unstable opioid, alcohol, sedative, or other substance use and/or unstable medical or psychiatric conditions as assessed by the study questionnaires will be reviewed by the study physician consultants and will be excluded and referred for acute care including detoxification, if needed.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| HOPEPeer leaders/role models will be trained in HOPE intervention fundamentals and assigned to online community groups with participants. | Behavioural | Intervention |
Primary outcome
Number of requests to receive a resource on medications that can be used to treat opioid use disorder
Time frame: request during the course of the 12-week community
Participants will be invited to request an informational resource on medications for opioid use disorder as well as to ask for assistance scheduling an appointment with a provider on this topic. We will count the number of participants making this request
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 Mar 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Sean D Young, PhD principal investigator
University of California, Irvine
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing HOPE in people with Opioid Use Disorder, run by University of California, Irvine at 1 site 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 7 inclusion and 3 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: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Mar 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
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?
Number of requests to receive a resource on medications that can be used to treat opioid use disorder (time frame: request during the course of the 12-week community). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 6 Mar 2026.