Clinical Trial: A Feasibility Study for a Model to Save Lives Through a Volunteer First Responder Service Providing Antidote Treatment in Opioid Overdose

U.S., July 23 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07079241) titled 'A Feasibility Study for a Model to Save Lives Through a Volunteer First Responder Service Providing Antidote Treatment in Opioid Overdose' on July 13.

Brief Summary: Opioids are responsible for the greatest drug-related global health burden. Prevention and treatment programs for people with opioid use disorder are widely implemented, but further actions are required to reduce the mortality and morbidity caused by opioid use and dependence. We suggest a novel and unique approach with a volunteer first responder system for suspected opioid overdoses, integrated with national emergency call services. The idea derives from the success o...