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Community Health

Portland State University

2019

Opioid abuse

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Barriers And Facilitators To Recruitment And Enrollment Of Hiv-Infected Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder In A Clinical Trial, Kim Hoffman, Robin Baker, Lynn Elizabeth Kunkel, Elizabeth Needham Waddell, Paula J. Lum, Dennis Mccarty, P. Todd Korthuis Jan 2019

Barriers And Facilitators To Recruitment And Enrollment Of Hiv-Infected Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder In A Clinical Trial, Kim Hoffman, Robin Baker, Lynn Elizabeth Kunkel, Elizabeth Needham Waddell, Paula J. Lum, Dennis Mccarty, P. Todd Korthuis

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Background

The CTN-0067 CHOICES trial tests implementation of extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) versus treatment-as-usual (TAU) for opioid use disorders (OUD) in HIV clinics to improve HIV viral suppression. The study team investigated recruitment strategies to elucidate the barriers and facilitators to recruitment and enrollment in the study.

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Methods: Semi-structured, in-depth, digitally recorded interviews were completed with study recruitment-related staff and medical providers (n = 26) from six participating HIV clinics in the fall of 2018. Interviews probed 1) factors that might prevent prospective participants from engaging in study recruitment and enrollment procedures and 2) strategies used by study …