Insights for successful recruitment of people who actively use heroin to a pharmacotherapy trial: a case study.

Background: This paper reports on recruiting strategies in a study which aimed to examine the mechanism of intranasal oxytocin on cue-induced opiate craving and attentional bias in males using heroin in addition to substitute opiates from four UK community drug treatment services. Methods: Recruitme...

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Publicado en:Journal of Substance Use Vol. 29; no. 5; pp. 899 - 905
Autores principales: Houghton, Ben, Kouimtsidis, Christos, Duka, Dora, Notley, Caitlin, Paloyelis, Yannis, Bailey, Alexis
Formato: case study research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Oct2024
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          Houghton, Ben
          Kouimtsidis, Christos
          Duka, Dora
          Notley, Caitlin
          Paloyelis, Yannis
          Bailey, Alexis
        affil: Pharmacology Section, Institute of Medical and Biomedical Education, St Georges University of London, London, UK
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          Research Subject Recruitment Methods
          Heroin
          Oxytocin Therapeutic Use
          Substance Use Disorders Drug Therapy
          Craving
          Human
          Male
          Descriptive Statistics
          Researcher-Subject Relations
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          Research, Medical
          Multimethod Studies
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      ab: Background: This paper reports on recruiting strategies in a study which aimed to examine the mechanism of intranasal oxytocin on cue-induced opiate craving and attentional bias in males using heroin in addition to substitute opiates from four UK community drug treatment services. Methods: Recruitment took place during and post-COVID-19 periods of social distancing and lockdowns. Caseworkers obtained consent to contact from interested service users before an initial telephone screen. People were then scheduled for in-person screens, typically within seven days of the initial telephone call. Subsequent visits took place within 30 days of the previous visit. Each visit lasted one hour and participants received one £20 voucher per completed visit. Results: Thirty participants were randomized from 113 referrals. We were unable to contact 36% (n = 41) of people. Of those eligible to start the study (n = 44), 68% (n = 30) agreed to start the study, retaining 82% (n = 24) to completion. Factors which positively influenced recruitment were having a research presence on site, the cultivation of relationships and demonstrating respect and gratitude toward the participants. Conclusions: These results support the feasibility of recruiting males currently using heroin in addition to substitute opiates utilizing a person-first approach with service users and staff.
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