Feasibility of the Utilization of Buprenorphine in the Emergency Room to Treat Clinical Opioid Withdrawal
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-08-28
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The investigators are trying to determine whether they can effectively treat patients
suffering from acute opioid withdrawal in the Emergency Department at Virginia Commonwealth
University Health System (VCUHS) and subsequently transfer them to an outpatient addiction
clinic within the existing infrastructure. This will be a descriptive investigation of the
process to reveal areas of success and opportunities for improvement in order to determine
feasibility of the study procedures in preparation for a larger clinical investigation.