Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluating Three Methods for Helping Syringe Exchangers Begin Methadone Maintenance
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Conditions:
Substance Abuse Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This research is being done to evaluate the effectiveness of three different treatment strategies for helping subjects begin and adjust to methadone maintenance treatment at Addiction Treatment Servic...
Detailed Description
This study will evaluate two alternative methods of inducting syringe exchange referrals into routine methadone treatment. The sample (N=390) will be opioid-dependent injection drug users referred by ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participation in the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program (BNEP)
- Expressed interest in treatment with methadone.
Exclusion
- Pregnancy
- Currently in a treatment program using methadone or other agonist medications
- Failure to meet DSM-IV criteria for opioid physical dependence and CSAT guidelines for long-term use of opioid agonist medications
- Presence of an acute medical problem that requires immediate and intense medical management (e.g., AIDS defining illness; tuberculosis; unstable diabetes, hypertension, and other problems)
- Presence of a formal thought disorder, delusions, hallucinations, or imminent risk of harm to self or others (symptoms commonly associated with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other major mental illnesses).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
223 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01142986
Start Date
July 1 2010
End Date
October 1 2015
Last Update
July 30 2018
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Addiction Treatment Services
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224