CATCH Protocol Publication

This paper is a study protocol describing a pragmatic trial of the Consult for Addiction Treatment and Care in Hospitals (CATCH) model, which was designed to improve how hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) are identified, engaged, and connected to treatment. It outlines the planned intervention, study design, and evaluation strategy of CATCH.

Citation: McNeely, J., Troxel, A. B., Kunins, H. V., Shelley, D., Lee, J. D., Walley, A., Weinstein, Z. M., Billings, J., Davis, N. J., Marcello, R. K., Schackman, B. R., Barron, C., & Bergmann, L. (2019). Study protocol for a pragmatic trial of the Consult for Addiction Treatment and Care in Hospitals (CATCH) model for engaging patients in opioid use disorder treatment. Addiction science & clinical practice, 14(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-019-0135-7