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Young HEROES Trial

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
NCT IDNCT04811014ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase

Phase 4

Target enrollment

250

Study length

about 9.4 years

Ages

13–17

Locations

1 site in TX

What this study is about

This trial is testing a new way to help young people with opioid use disorder. It involves outreach, medication, counseling, and peer support to see if it helps them stay engaged in treatment and reduces overdoses.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Participate in Assertive Outreach
  • 2.Participate in Individual Counseling
  • 3.Participate in Peer Recovery Support Services
  • +3 more

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Injection / IVsublingual

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
All receive treatment

Everyone gets the investigational treatment.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Drug classes

buprenorphine, opioid partial agonist (Partial opioid agonist; relieves pain and treats opioid dependence), opioid antagonist (Opioid antagonist; blocks opioid receptors)

Drug routes

injection, sublingual (Sublingual Tablet)

Body systems

Psychiatry / Mental Health