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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

"HEAL together": a randomized, hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial protocol of a peer-delivered behavioral activation intervention to improve methadone treatment retention.

Jessica F Magidson, Valerie D Bradley, Jessica S Anane, Mary B Kleinman, Julia W Felton, Abigail C Hines, Rithika Baskar, Aaron D Greenblatt, Dwayne Dean, Morgan S Anvari and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05299515 (Peer-Delivered Behavioral Activation Intervention to Improve Adherence to MT Among Low-Income, Minority Individuals With OUD), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Peer-Delivered Behavioral Activation Intervention to Improve Adherence to MT Among Low-Income, Minority Individuals With OUD

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Maryland, College ParkRan2022 to 2025Enrolled200ConditionsSubstance-Related Disorders, Opioid Medication Assisted Treatment, Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid UseArmsPeer-Delivered Behavioral Activation ("Peer Activate")
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Jessica F Magidson *Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States.
Valerie D Bradley *Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States.
Jessica S AnaneDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States.
Mary B KleinmanDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States.
Julia W FeltonHenry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, United States.
Abigail C HinesDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States.
Rithika BaskarCenter for Substance Use, Addiction & Health Research (CESAR), University of Maryland-College Park, College Park, MD, United States.
Aaron D GreenblattDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Dwayne DeanDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States.
Morgan S AnvariDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States.
Heather FitzsimonsDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Melanie E BennettDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Annabelle M BelcherDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Although medications exist to effectively treat opioid use disorder (OUD), treatment retention is a pressing challenge. Peer recovery specialists (PRSs) may play an important role in OUD treatment retention, yet few evidence-based interventions to support OUD retention have been developed specifically for PRS delivery. Behavioral activation is a brief, reinforcement-based intervention with empirical support for improving depression and substance use outcomes, delivered typically by specialist mental health providers. Informed by key stakeholder feedback, our team adapted a behavioral activation and problem-solving intervention for PRS delivery (" Methods: The trial is being conducted at a large methadone treatment program in Baltimore City, Maryland. We are enrolling 200 patients who recently initiated methadone treatment or are experiencing challenges with methadone adherence in a randomized 1:1 ratio to receive Discussion: This trial will provide insight as to whether a PRS-delivered intervention may be effective and feasible for improving methadone treatment retention and other behavioral health outcomes. If findings are promising, Clinical trial registration: NCT05299515.

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Behavior TherapyMethadoneOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPeer GroupAdultBaltimoreFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicMethadonebehavioral activationmedication for opioid use disordermethadoneopioid use disorderpeer recovery specialistsretention

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PMID40756389
PMCPMC12313623

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