Attitudes Towards Buprenorphine and Methadone (Att-1)

Psychiatric University Hospital, Zurich

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Opioids; Addictive

Treatments: Other: interview

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00911846

E-10/2009

Details and patient eligibility

About

Main intention of this study is to find out whether there is a difference between the attitudes towards opioid- substitution of opioid dependent patients under substitution with methadone, buprenorphine or without substitution and their therapists

Full description

Attitudes of patients and therapists can influence therapy success in both directions. Not much is known about patients' and their therapists' attitudes towards substitution medication. Our hypothesis is that the attitude towards buprenorphine is more positive than towards methadone even in patients taking methadone. Better knowledge about the influence of attitudes on treatment success could facilitate to adapt therapy to the patients' needs.

Enrollment: 180 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 18 and 65 years
• Opioid-dependent with substitution with buprenorphine,
• methadone or without substitution
• Sufficient knowledge of German language

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to give informed consent

Trial design

180 participants in 4 patient groups

Buprenorphine

Description:

opioid-dependent patients with buprenorphine substitution

Treatment:

Other: interview

methadone

Description:

opioid-dependent patients substituted with methadone

Treatment:

Other: interview

no substitution

Description:

opioid-dependent patients without substitution

Treatment:

Other: interview

therapists

Description:

therapists of the patients

Treatment:

Other: interview