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Telehealth vs In-Person Evaluation of Addiction Treatment After Visiting the Emergency Department
In Person vs Telehealth Opioid Use Disorder Treatment After Patients Leave the Emergency Department
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients who present to the emergency department and receive buprenorphine (either administered or prescribed) to treat OUD * do not have an established outpatient clinic where they will get buprenorphine when they leave the emergency department Exclusion Criteria: * inability to give consent * patients living in institutions (e.g., nursing homes, prisons) * unable to complete questionnaires in either English or Spanish
About the study
Main study objective: compare long-term buprenorphine treatment outcomes for patients who start buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) in the emergency department and are then referred to get outpatient buprenorphine treatment either via telehealth or at an in-person clinic.
Researchers will:
Compare rates of establishing outpatient OUD treatment, how long patients stay on buprenorphine, and patients' experience with care to determine whether patient experiences and outcomes are better for patients referred to telehealth treatment versus patients patients referred to in-person treatment after they leave the emergency department.
Participants will:
Be recruited from 3 different hospital emergency departments.
Answer questionnaires at baseline and then 1, 3, 6, and 9 months after their initial emergency department visit.
What is being tested
- referral to telehealth treatment (other)
- referral to in person treatment (other)
Sponsor: University of California, Davis · Participants: 528 · Started: Jun 3, 2025
Contact the study team
- Meghan Weyrich, MPH · Phone: 916-734-7391
- Stephen Henry, MD MSc · Phone: 916-734-7391
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06961058
Locations in the U.S.
| California | El Centro Regional Medical Center Emergency Department, El Centro University of California Davis Emergency Department, Sacramento Olive View - UCLA Medical Center Emegency Department, Sylmar |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.