Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 18 years and up (full criteria)
Healthy Volunteers
healthy people welcome
Location
at UCSF
Dates
study started
study ends around
Principal Investigator
by Alexander Bazazi, MD, PhD (ucsf)
Headshot of Alexander Bazazi
Alexander Bazazi

Description

Summary

BSAFE is a randomized trial of a repeated-dose brief intervention to reduce overdose and risk behaviors among people who use stimulants who may have unintentional fentanyl use (UFU). It includes an established overdose education curriculum within an Informational-Motivation-Behavior (IMB) model. This study will test the efficacy of BSAFE vs attention-control.

Keywords

Drug Overdose, Drug Overdose Accidental, BSAFE Intervention

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 18 years and up

  1. Aged 18 years or older,
  2. Reports intentional cocaine or methamphetamine use >15 of past 30 days,
  3. Urine positive for cocaine or methamphetamine and negative for opioids/fentanyl prior to enrollment
  4. Be able to provide the names of at least 2 persons who can consistently locate their whereabouts.
  5. Reports at least one suspected unintentional fentanyl use event, including unexpected sedation or unexpected fentanyl-positive bodily fluid drug testing result.

You CAN'T join if...

  1. Reports past 30-day intentional use of any opioid or ongoing use of an opioid antagonist (e.g., naltrexone)
  2. Intends to leave area in coming year,
  3. Unable to communicate in English or Spanish,
  4. Any other condition that, in the PI's judgment, interferes with safe study participation or adherence to study procedures.

Location

  • San Francisco Department of Public Health
    San Francisco California 94102 United States

Lead Scientist at University of California Health

  • Alexander Bazazi, MD, PhD (ucsf)
    Alex Bazazi MD PhD (he/him) is an Assistant Professor in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Assistant Director of the Research and Evaluation Unit at San Francisco General Hospital, and a Research Scientist at the Center on Substance Use and Health at the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

Details

Status
not yet accepting patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
San Francisco Department of Public Health
ID
NCT07219082
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 160 study participants
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