Substance Use and Lifestyle-related Health Problems in Ageing Patients in OMT Treatment (AgeSUD)

Sorlandet Hospital HF

Status

Completed

Conditions

Opioid Use Disorder

Mental Health Impairment

Substance Use Disorders

Health, Subjective

Tobacco Use

Treatments

Other: Substance use disorder treatment

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05182918

813485

Details and patient eligibility

About

The overall aim of the study is to explore substance use, tobacco use and lifestyle-related health problems among ageing patients in Opioid Maintenance Treatment (OMT), and other SUD treatment.

The study will use already collected data from the multi-center, longitudinal, observational NorComt study (Norwegian Cohort of Patients in Opioid Maintenance Treatment and Other Drug Treatment study).

NorComt is the largest longitudinal study of SUD patients in Norway. The data consists of data from OMT and other substance use disorders (SUD) treatment (N=548).

Full description

The overall aim of the study is to explore substance use, tobacco use and lifestyle-related health problems among ageing patients in Opioid Maintenance Treatment (OMT), and other SUD treatment.

The study will use already collected data from the multi-center, longitudinal, observational NorComt (Norwegian Cohort of Patients in Opioid Maintenance Treatment and Other Drug Treatment) study.

NorComt is the largest longitudinal study of SUD patients in Norway. The data consists of data from OMT and other substance use disorders (SUD) treatment (N=548).

The present doctoral research degree project is financed by the Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority, and hosted by Sørlandet hospital in collaboration with the Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research (SERAF).

Ethical approval for analysis of NorComt data and for the planned registry data linkages of NorComt data has been granted by the Norwegian Regional Ethics Committee (REK 2012/1131).

Enrollment

548 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 99 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Admittance to a substance use disorder treatment facility, either standardized opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) or other substance use disorder treatment (in-patient)

Exclusion criteria