U.S., March 13 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07466784) titled 'CEDRN: Opioid Registry' on Feb. 20.
Brief Summary: Unregulated opioids remain a leading driver of preventable mortality and potential years of life lost in Canada. Emergency departments (EDs)-open 24/7 and frequently accessed by people who use drugs-offer critical opportunities to reverse toxicity, mitigate harm, and initiate treatment. Yet, high quality evidence to guide ED care for patients with opioid poisoning and concomitant opioid dependence or opioid use disorder is limited. The investigators aim to establish a pan Canadian registry of patients presenting to EDs with opioid poisoning to generate timely, practice informing ev...