Status:
COMPLETED
Stimulant Overdose in the Medicaid Population: Who is at Risk, and When Are They at Risk
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pennsylvania
Conditions:
Stimulant Overdose
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
This project addresses Objective 2 of RFA-CE-21-002: to assess risk and protective factors for illicit stimulant use, use disorder, or overdose that can contribute to the development or adaptation of ...
Detailed Description
The US drug overdose epidemic has grown dramatically in the past twenty years, with more than 70,000 fatal drug overdoses in 2019 alone. This growth in overdose deaths is a major contributor to the mu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Cases: Medicaid enrollees who (1) had an inpatient hospitalization or emergency department encounter indicating a stimulant overdose during 2016-2020, (2) had been continuously enrolled in Medicaid from January 1st of the year preceding the year in which the stimulant overdose occurred, and (3) were 15 years old or older as of January 1 of the year of the overdose.
- Random subcohort: Medicaid enrollees who (1) had been continuously enrolled in Medicaid for at least one calendar year during 2015-2019, and (2) were 15 years old or older as of January 1 of one year following the last year of continuous enrollment.
Exclusion
- Medicaid enrollees whose data were in the format of Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) in 2015
- Medicaid enrollees whose residence zip code is missing or in Puerto Rico or Virgin Islands
- Medicaid enrollees whose residence zip code does not correspond to any ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) in the American Community Survey 5-year data
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 30 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 18 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
634939 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05976984
Start Date
September 30 2021
End Date
August 18 2025
Last Update
September 22 2025
Active Locations (1)
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Perelman SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104