Opioid and Pain Treatment in Indigenous Communities (OPTIC) Trial

Recruiting

Opioid and Pain Treatment in Indigenous Communities (OPTIC) Trial: Implementation of Screening and Brief Intervention

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Full eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Willing and able to provide informed consent
* have English comprehension and proficiency
* receiving services at one of our participating study sites
* report current chronic pain and/or opioid misuse/opioid use disorder
* self-identify as American Indian/Alaska Native

Exclusion Criteria:

* if they have a psychiatric, cognitive, or medical condition that interferes with the consenting process

About the study

The present study seeks to examine the implementation process of culturally tailoring screening and brief intervention for both chronic pain and opioid misuse/opioid use disorder in three American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) serving clinics. The investigators also will assess staff perspectives on this implementation as well as a survey to understand clients at these sites who have chronic pain and opioid misuse/opioid use disorder.

What is being tested

Implementation Strategies (behavioral)

Sponsor: University of New Mexico · Participants: 225 · Started: Jun 1, 2023

Contact the study team

Kamilla L Venner, PhD · Phone: 5059252300

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06565416

Locations in the U.S.

California	Clinic Site A (blinded pending tribal approval), Arcata
Minnesota	Clinic Site C (blinded pending tribal approval), Minneapolis (Not yet recruiting)
Washington	Clinic Site B (blinded pending tribal approval), Toppenish (Not yet recruiting)

Conditions

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.