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. 2025 Aug 26;22:146. doi: 10.1186/s12954-025-01277-x

Table 1.

Data collection activities, timing, and incentives available to PWUD participants

Study Activity Window to Complete Incentive Amount Activities at each visit Approach
Screener survey Day 0 $10 Eligibility determination In-person (tablet at data collection site)
Baseline survey Day 0 $50 Questions to collect participant contact information and data on demographics, information on past 30-day drug use, FTS use, and ORRBs In-person (tablet at data collection site)
Weekly survey #1 Days 5–9 $40 Assess substance and FTS use in the past 5–9 days

In-person (tablet at data collection site)

Remote (survey link)

Weekly survey #2 Days 12–16 $45 Assess substance and FTS use in the past 5–9 days

In-person (tablet at data collection site)

Remote (survey link)

Weekly survey #3 Days 19–23 $50 Assess substance and FTS use in the past 5–9 days

In-person (tablet at data collection site)

Remote (survey link)

Weekly survey #4 Days 26–30 $55 Assess substance and FTS use in the past 5–9 days

In-person (tablet at data collection site)

Remote (survey link)

Oral fluid drug test and survey Days 26–37 $25 Collect information about self-reported drug use in the previous 48 hours and saliva sample collection In-person (tablet and saliva swab collection kit at data collection site)
PWUD interview Up to 90 days after window for weekly survey #4 $50 Collect information about awareness of fentanyl in drugs, explore attitudes and patterns of FTS use, identify routine FTS practices, and identify barriers and facilitators to FTS access; along with information about ORRBs and overdoses

In-person (data collection site)

Remote (Zoom platform)