Compliance Monitoring in Real Time During Opioid Substitution Treatment

Kuopio University Hospital

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Opiate Dependence

Treatments: Device: Compliance monitoring with electronic device

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01183130

KUH5703434

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to examine whether electronic compliance monitoring in real time could offer some advantages compared to normal electronic monitoring in opioid substitution treatment. The investigators would also like know whether this method could enable the quick detection of possible problems in medication intakes and/or prevent the abuse or diversion of substitution medications.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Opiate dependence
• Suboxone treatment
• Stable substitution medication dose

Exclusion criteria

• Chaotic situation in life

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Compliance monitoring in real time

Experimental group

Description:

Patients get their opioid substitution medications in electronic compliance monitoring devices and send information of their medication intakes with mobile phone to the clinic every day during the two month study period.

Treatment:

Device: Compliance monitoring with electronic device

Compliance monitoring

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients get their opioid substitution medications in electronic compliance monitoring devices. Information of their medication intakes will be reviewed during the weekly visits to the clinic.

Treatment:

Device: Compliance monitoring with electronic device