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CompletedNCT03559179COMPUTEUpdated Mar 17, 2020Results posted

Clinical Decision Support for Opioid Use Disorders in Medical Settings: Usability Testing in an EMR

An interventional study of Opioid Wizard in Opioid-use Disorder, sponsored by HealthPartners Institute. Completed at 1 site in United States. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-03-17.

Sponsored by HealthPartners Institute · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
55
Allocation
Non-randomized
Sex
All
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Study summary

The primary objective of this pilot study is to program an opioid use disorder (OUD) clinical decision support (CDS) tool for use in an electronic medical record (EMR) and obtain high primary care physician (PCP) usability and acceptability. The OUD-CDS is based on the NIDA-Blending Initiative white paper, "Clinical Decision Support for Opioid Use Disorders: Working Group Report," which itself is based on national evidence-based guidelines (American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM 2015), VA (VA 2015). As such, this pilot study aims to help PCPs achieve accepted standards of care in OUD treatment. The secondary objectives of this pilot study are to evaluate the usefulness of the tool by comparing OUD case-finding, medication-assisted therapy (MAT) and referral patterns pre- and post-CDS deployment for PCPs with and without CDS access.

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Conditions studied

  • Opioid-use Disorder

Keywords

  • CDS
  • Medication Assisted Therapy
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In context

Opioid-Related Disorders

1,411 studies on the registry are indexed under Opioid-Related Disorders; 290 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 55 is below the median of 63 across 1,123 interventional studies indexed under Opioid-Related Disorders.

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Lead sponsor

HealthPartners Institute is the lead sponsor of 164 studies on the registry; 20 are open to participants now.

Of its 17 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 16 (94%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Be an MD, Doctor of Osteopathy, Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant engaged in independent primary care of adults at HealthPartners or Park Nicollet
  • Have at least schedule 3 DEA prescribing privileges
  • Voluntarily provide written informed consent to participate in this study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Less than half-time clinical primary care responsibilities
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
55 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Waivered Providers Receive the Opioid Wizard

    All providers who have a buprenorphine waiver will receive the OUD clinical decision support tool (Opioid Wizard).

    Other: Opioid Wizard

  • No intervention
    Does not Receive the Opioid Wizard

    All non-buprenorphine waivered providers will be randomized to receive or not receive the Opioid Wizard. This arm of providers will continue to treat their patients as usual.

  • Experimental
    Non-Waivered Providers who receive Opioid Wizard

    All non-buprenorphine waivered providers will be randomized to receive or not receive the Opioid. This arm of providers will receive the OUD clinical decision support tool (Opioid Wizard).

    Other: Opioid Wizard

Interventions

  • OtherOpioid Wizard

    The Opioid Wizard is an OUD clinical decision support tool for primary care providers.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Intervention PCP Confidence in Assessing and Treating OUD

    # of intervention PCPs who report feeling "moderately" or "very" confident in assessing and treating OUD.

    Time frame: This outcome measure was calculated at approximately month 10 of the pilot study

  2. Intervention PCP Likeliness to Recommend Use of the OUD-CDS

    # of PCPs with CDS access who rate the OUD-CDS \>4 on a 5-point Likert scale of likeliness to recommend use of the tool to their colleagues. The scale ranges from 1-"not at all likely" to 5-"very likely," with higher values representing a higher likelihood of recommending the OUD-CDS to other colleagues.

    Time frame: This was calculated after PCP surveys were completed, approximately month 10

Secondary outcomes

  1. Compare Pre- and Post-intervention Rates of OUD Diagnosis in High-risk Patients.

    Calculate and compare the number of patients diagnosed with OUD pre- and post-intervention. This will be presented as rate of OUD diagnoses per patient year.

    Time frame: This was calculated at the end of the pilot study (month 8).

  2. Compare Pre- and Post-intervention Rates of Medication-assisted Therapy (MAT) Use.

    Calculate and compare the rate of MAT use among patients with OUD pre- and post-intervention. This is presented as a pre/post ratio of MAT rx per patient year.

    Time frame: This was calculated at the end of the pilot study (month 8).

  3. Compare Post-intervention Referral Patterns Between Intervention and Control Groups

    Calculate and compare how often patients diagnosed with OUD are referred to specialty care or inpatient treatment post-intervention. Compare these rates between intervention and control groups.

    Time frame: This was calculated at the end of the pilot study (month 8).

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Results

Posted Mar 10, 2020

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneWaivered Providers Received the Opioid WizardNon-Waivered Providers Received The Opioid WizardNon-Waivered Providers Who Did Not Receive the Opioid Wizard
Started82423
Completed82323
Not completed010

Outcome measures

PrimaryIntervention PCP Confidence in Assessing and Treating OUD

# of intervention PCPs who report feeling "moderately" or "very" confident in assessing and treating OUD.

Time frame:
This outcome measure was calculated at approximately month 10 of the pilot study
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Intervention PCP Confidence in Assessing and Treating OUD
ParticipantsWaivered Providers Received the Opioid WizardNon-Waivered Providers Who Received the Opioid Wizard
# of INT PCPs reporting confidence assessing OUD611
# of INT PCPs reporting confidence treating OUD81
PrimaryIntervention PCP Likeliness to Recommend Use of the OUD-CDS

# of PCPs with CDS access who rate the OUD-CDS \>4 on a 5-point Likert scale of likeliness to recommend use of the tool to their colleagues. The scale ranges from 1-"not at all likely" to 5-"very likely," with higher values representing a higher likelihood of recommending the OUD-CDS to other colleagues.

Time frame:
This was calculated after PCP surveys were completed, approximately month 10
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Intervention PCP Likeliness to Recommend Use of the OUD-CDS
ParticipantsWaivered Providers Receive the Opioid WizardNon-Waivered Providers Who Receive Opioid Wizard
Intervention PCP Likeliness to Recommend Use of the OUD-CDS613
SecondaryCompare Pre- and Post-intervention Rates of OUD Diagnosis in High-risk Patients.

Calculate and compare the number of patients diagnosed with OUD pre- and post-intervention. This will be presented as rate of OUD diagnoses per patient year.

Time frame:
This was calculated at the end of the pilot study (month 8).
Reported as:
Number · OUD diagnosis per patient year
Compare Pre- and Post-intervention Rates of OUD Diagnosis in High-risk Patients.
OUD diagnosis per patient yearWaivered Providers Received the Opioid WizardNon-Waivered Providers Who Received Opioid WizardDid Not Receive the Opioid Wizard
Compare Pre- and Post-intervention Rates of OUD Diagnosis in High-risk Patients.11.328.547.87
SecondaryCompare Pre- and Post-intervention Rates of Medication-assisted Therapy (MAT) Use.

Calculate and compare the rate of MAT use among patients with OUD pre- and post-intervention. This is presented as a pre/post ratio of MAT rx per patient year.

Time frame:
This was calculated at the end of the pilot study (month 8).
Reported as:
Number · pre/post ratio MAT Rx per patient year
Compare Pre- and Post-intervention Rates of Medication-assisted Therapy (MAT) Use.
pre/post ratio MAT Rx per patient yearWaivered Providers Received the Opioid WizardNon-Waivered Providers Who Receive the Opioid WizardNon-Waivered Providers Who do Not Receive the Opioid Wizard
Compare Pre- and Post-intervention Rates of Medication-assisted Therapy (MAT) Use.1.41.11.03
SecondaryCompare Post-intervention Referral Patterns Between Intervention and Control Groups

Calculate and compare how often patients diagnosed with OUD are referred to specialty care or inpatient treatment post-intervention. Compare these rates between intervention and control groups.

Time frame:
This was calculated at the end of the pilot study (month 8).
Reported as:
Number · post/pre ratio of referral per pt. year
Compare Post-intervention Referral Patterns Between Intervention and Control Groups
post/pre ratio of referral per pt. yearWaivered Providers Received the Opioid WizardNon-Waivered Providers Who Received the Opioid WizardNon-Waivered Providers Who Did Not Receive the Opioid Wizard
Compare Post-intervention Referral Patterns Between Intervention and Control Groups0.991.211.04

Adverse events

Collected over These data were collected during the entire active intervention period, from 6/6/2018-12/6/2018. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Waivered Providers Who Received the Opioid Wizard0/8 (0%)0/8 (0%)0/8 (0%)
Non-Waivered Providers Who Received the Opioid Wizard0/24 (0%)0/24 (0%)0/24 (0%)
Non-Waivered Providers Who Did Not Receive the Opioid Wizard0/23 (0%)0/23 (0%)0/23 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Waivered Providers Received the Opioid WizardNon-Waivered Providers Who Received the Opioid WizardNon-Waivered Providers Who do Not Receive the Opioid WizardTotal
<=18 years0000
Between 18 and 65 years8232354
>=65 years0101
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Waivered Providers Received the Opioid WizardNon-Waivered Providers Who Received the Opioid WizardNon-Waivered Providers Who do Not Receive the Opioid WizardTotal
Female4131633
Male411722
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)Waivered Providers Received the Opioid WizardNon-Waivered Providers Who Received the Opioid WizardNon-Waivered Providers Who do Not Receive the Opioid WizardTotal
White5191842
Black1113
Asian0426
Multiple1012
Unknown1012
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Study locations

1 site
  • HealthPartners
    Bloomington, Minnesota 55425, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Rossom RC, Sperl-Hillen JM, O'Connor PJ, Crain AL, Nightingale L, Pylkas A, Huntley KV, Bart G. A pilot study of the functionality and clinician acceptance of a clinical decision support tool to improve primary care of opioid use disorder. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2021 Jun 15;16(1):37. doi: 10.1186/s13722-021-00245-7. PubMed 34130758 ↗

Study documents

  • Study protocol · May 8, 2018
  • Statistical analysis plan · May 8, 2018
  • Informed consent form · Apr 17, 2018

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 17, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03559179
Lead sponsor
HealthPartners Institute
Collaborators
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 18, 2018
Start date
Apr 30, 2018
Primary completion
Feb 14, 2019
Completion
Feb 14, 2019
Results posted
Mar 10, 2020
Last update
Mar 17, 2020

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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