Reengineering Methadone Treatment Study of Patient-centered Methadone Treatment

Friends Research Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Opiate Dependence

Treatments: Other: Methadone Treatment as usual; Other: Patient-Centered Methadone Treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01442493

2R01DA015842

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a change in the rules and staff roles in methadone treatment programs will result in greater lengths of stay in treatment and lower rates of heroin and cocaine use, crime and HIV-risk behavior as compared to methadone treatment as usual.

Full description

Early drop-out and premature discharge from methadone treatment is common in the United States and may be associated with drug use and its associated problems. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel approach to the organization methadone treatment in which the patient rules and staff roles of the clinic will be modified for study participants as compared to patients receiving standard methadone treatment.

Enrollment: 300 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• opiate dependence
• newly admitted to methadone treatment

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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300 participants in 2 patient groups

Patient-Centered Methadone Treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Patient-Centered Methadone Treatment alters the rules and staff roles in methadone treatment as usual in an attempt to increase treatment retention and improve patient outcomes.

Treatment:

Other: Patient-Centered Methadone Treatment

Methadone Treatment as Usual

Active Comparator group

Description:

Methadone treatment provided as usual in the U.S.

Treatment:

Other: Methadone Treatment as usual