Status:
COMPLETED
Integrating Buprenorphine Into the SFGH AIDS Program
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborating Sponsors:
San Francisco Department of Public Health
The New York Academy of Medicine
Conditions:
HIV
Buprenorphine
Eligibility:
All Genders
19+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, cost, and effectiveness of a model of care designed to integrate buprenorphine treatment for opioid dependence into the HIV primary care clinics...
Detailed Description
The UCSF Positive Health Program (formerly called the AIDS Program) at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) is one of the oldest and largest HIV/AIDS clinics in the United States. Located at the publ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age \> 18 years
- Fluent in English
- Receive HIV primary care at the UCSF Positive Health Program
- Meet DSM-IVR criteria for opioid dependence
- Meet clinical criteria for buprenorphine treatment (see Exclusion Criteria)
- Plan to stay in the San Francisco Bay Area for the next 12 months
Exclusion
- Severe hepatic dysfunction, i.e., AST and/or ALT \> 5X upper limit of normal
- DSM-IV criteria for benzodiazepine abuse or dependence within the past 6 months
- DSM-IV criteria for alcohol dependence within the past 6 months
- Actively suicidal
- Psychiatric impairment that impedes ability to consent (dementia, delusional, actively psychotic)
- Methadone or opiate analgesic doses exceed level allowing for safe transition to buprenorphine
- Pregnant women and women actively trying to become pregnant
- Potential subjects also will be excluded for:
- Any medical condition(s), which, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the patient's ability to participate in or adhere to the requirements of this study
- Unable or who decline to provide informed consent for the evaluation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
37 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00263458
Start Date
December 1 2005
End Date
June 1 2009
Last Update
September 12 2011
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UCSF Positive Health Program
San Francisco, California, United States, 94110