Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

Nicotine replacement therapy sampling for cigarette cessation in dental care: A National Dental Practice‐Based Research Network cluster randomized clinical trial

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Cigarette smoking is detrimental to oral health. Oral health professionals rarely prescribe smoking cessation medications. Nicotine replacement therapy sampling (NRTS), providing brief starter courses of NRT, could improve provision of NRT and promote cessati...

PrEP access and utilization among women with a history of injection drug use in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Abstract Background In the setting of an ongoing HIV outbreak among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Minneapolis, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake remains low, particularly among women. Prior work in large urban centers in the northeastern United States has linked low...

Healthcare Professionals’ Insights on Physical Activity for Trans and Gender Diverse Adolescents: A Qualitative Exploration

PurposeAs a preliminary step in developing a physical activity (PA) intervention for trans and gender diverse (TGD) adolescents, we aimed to understand healthcare professionals' perspectives on the benefits of and barriers to PA among TGD patients. Furthermore, we sought their ad...

Multi-stakeholder perspectives on acceptability and delivery of buprenorphine for women who use drugs

Women who use drugs (WWUD) face substantial barriers to accessing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), including buprenorphine. As part of a formative evaluation to co-design a community-based intervention for MOUD delivery, we explored multi-stakeholder perspectives on th...