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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Friends Research Institute, Inc. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) |
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Information provided by: | Friends Research Institute, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00712036 |
The purpose of the study is to determine whether one of three levels of counseling intensity will be associated with better treatment outcomes when combined with methadone maintenance treatment for heroin-addicted adults drawn from a methadone treatment program waiting list.
Condition | Intervention |
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Opioid Dependency |
Behavioral: Interim Behavioral: Comprehensive Behavioral: Restored |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Entry Into Comprehensive Methadone Treatment Via Interim Maintenance |
Estimated Enrollment: | 300 |
Study Start Date: | June 2008 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | May 2011 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | October 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Interim: Active Comparator
Methadone maintenance for up to 4 months with emergency counseling only for individuals on program waiting lists.
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Behavioral: Interim
Methadone maintenance with emergency counseling only for up to 4 months
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Comprehensive: Active Comparator
Methadone Treatment provided with counseling as usual.
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Behavioral: Comprehensive
Methadone treatment with counseling as usual
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Restored: Active Comparator
Methadone Treatment with counseling provided by a clinician with a lower caseload than counseling as usual.
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Behavioral: Restored
Methadone maintenance with counseling provided by a clinician with a lower than usual caseload
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Waiting lists for methadone treatment programs persist, and new and more effective approaches for expanding treatment access and improving outcomes for heroin dependent individuals are needed. Recently completed research demonstrated that so-called "Interim Methadone Maintenance" (i.e., methadone with crisis counseling only, for individuals on waiting lists) was associated with greater entry into methadone treatment, less self-reported heroin and cocaine use, lower rates of opioid-positive drug tests, and lower rates of self-reported crime. The present study will build on this work by comparing three levels of counseling provided with methadone treatment: 1)"Interim" Methadone Treatment; 2) "Comprehensive" Methadone Treatment (which is the name for the usual amount of counseling provided, i.e., about once per week) and; 3)"Restored" Methadone Treatment in which the counselors will have a lower case load and will be able to provide more attention to their patients.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Sharon Kelly, Ph.D. | 410-837-3977 ext 273 | Skelly@frisrc.org |
United States, Maryland | |
Friends Research Institute | Recruiting |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201 | |
Sub-Investigator: Jerome H Jaffe, M.D. | |
Sub-Investigator: Sharon Kelly, Ph.D. |
Principal Investigator: | Robert P Schwartz, M.D. | Friends Research Institute, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | Friends Research Institute ( Robert P. Schwartz, M.D. ) |
Study ID Numbers: | DA R01 13636 |
Study First Received: | July 2, 2008 |
Last Updated: | July 8, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00712036 |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Heroin dependence Interim Methadone Treatment Counseling |
Naphazoline Oxymetazoline Methadone Guaifenesin |
Phenylephrine Heroin Heroin Dependence Phenylpropanolamine |
Respiratory System Agents Sensory System Agents Therapeutic Uses Physiological Effects of Drugs Central Nervous System Depressants Narcotics |
Peripheral Nervous System Agents Analgesics Antitussive Agents Central Nervous System Agents Analgesics, Opioid Pharmacologic Actions |