The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) received a Project Grant award of $913,261 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279). The grant will fund the development and implementation of a digital, decision-support toolkit to enhance screening, assessment, and referral processes for intimate partner violence (IPV), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and opioid use disorder (OUD) in opioid treatment programs (OTPs).
The project has three main aims: 1) Conduct stakeholder interviews to inform the digital toolkit development, 2) Beta test the toolkit with 12 provider-patient dyads in OTPs, and 3) Evaluate the toolkit's implementation and effectiveness in a randomized stepped-wedge trial with 780 OUD patients across three South Carolina OTPs. Columbia University's Health Sciences Division will provide implementation science expertise and technical assistance throughout the project. The grant period is from September 2024 to August 2026.