Improving the Delivery of Chronic Opioid Therapy Among People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus : A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial

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BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is prevalent among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH); managing pain with chronic opioid therapy (COT) is common. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) providers often diverge from prescribing guidelines.

METHODS: This 2-arm, unblinded, cluster-randomized clinical trial assessed whether the Targeting Effective Analgesia in Clinics for HIV (TEACH) intervention improves guideline-concordant care compared to usual care for PLWH on COT. The trial was implemented from 2015 to 2018 with 12-month follow-up at safety-net hospital-based HIV clinics in Boston and Atlanta. We enrolled 41 providers and their 187 patients on COT. Prescribers were randomized 1:1 to either a 12-month intervention consisting of a nurse care manager with an interactive electronic registry, opioid education, academic detailing, and access to addiction specialists or a control condition consisting of usual care. Two primary outcomes were assessed through electronic medical records: ≥2 urine drug tests and any early COT refills by 12 months. Other outcomes included possible adverse consequences.

RESULTS: At 12 months, the TEACH intervention arm had higher odds of ≥2 urine drug tests than the usual care arm (71% vs 20%; adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 13.38 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 5.85-30.60]; P < .0001). We did not detect a statistically significant difference in early refills (22% vs 30%; AOR, 0.55 [95% CI, .26-1.15]; P = .11), pain severity (6.30 vs 5.76; adjusted mean difference, 0.10 [95% CI, -1.56 to 1.75]; P = .91), or HIV viral load suppression (86.9% vs 82.1%; AOR, 1.21 [95% CI, .47-3.09]; P = .69).

CONCLUSIONS: TEACH is a promising intervention to improve adherence to COT guidelines without evident adverse consequences.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:73

Enthalten in:

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 73(2021), 7 vom: 05. Okt., Seite e2052-e2058

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Samet, Jeffrey H [VerfasserIn]
Tsui, Judith I [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Debbie M [VerfasserIn]
Liebschutz, Jane M [VerfasserIn]
Lira, Marlene C [VerfasserIn]
Walley, Alexander Y [VerfasserIn]
Colasanti, Jonathan A [VerfasserIn]
Forman, Leah S [VerfasserIn]
Root, Christin [VerfasserIn]
Shanahan, Christopher W [VerfasserIn]
Sullivan, Margaret M [VerfasserIn]
Bridden, Carly L [VerfasserIn]
Abrams, Catherine [VerfasserIn]
Harris, Catherine [VerfasserIn]
Outlaw, Kishna [VerfasserIn]
Armstrong, Wendy S [VerfasserIn]
Del Rio, Carlos [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Analgesics, Opioid
Chronic opioid therapy
Chronic pain
HIV
Journal Article
Pain management
Prescription opioid misuse
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 20.10.2021

Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cid/ciaa1025

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM312739648