Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of HIV Clinic-based Treatment With Buprenorphine Versus Referred Care in Heroin-dependent Participants

Lead Sponsor:

Johns Hopkins University

Collaborating Sponsors:

The New York Academy of Medicine

Conditions:

Opiate Dependence

HIV Seropositivity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two approaches to treating HIV-infected patients who are addicted to opioid drugs (e.g., heroin) in an inner-city HIV clinic. The two appro...

Detailed Description

We, the investigators at Johns Hopkins University, propose to enroll and randomize 120 opioid-dependent, HIV-infected participants, who receive care in the Johns Hopkins HIV Clinic to either: * clini...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • HIV-infected and receiving continuity care in the Johns Hopkins HIV Clinic
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Meets DSM-IV criteria for opioid dependence
  • Seeks agonist-based treatment for opioid dependence
  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent
  • Willing to be contacted by mail and telephone for study follow-up visit reminders
  • Willing to authorize release of information for substance abuse treatment to the study for a period of 12 months
  • If female, negative urine pregnancy test and willingness to practice birth control while on study if sexually active (barrier method or progesterone-containing contraception product)
  • Verbal approval from participant's primary HIV clinician

Exclusion

  • Currently receiving methadone, naloxone, buprenorphine, or levomethadyl acetate (LAAM) as part of a licensed opioid treatment program
  • History of allergic reaction to buprenorphine or naloxone
  • Active medical need for opioid-based pain control
  • Active benzodiazepine abuse or dependence
  • Active alcohol dependence
  • Alanine aminotransferase level that is more than 5 times the upper limit of normal
  • Other condition that, in the opinion of the principal investigator, makes participation in the study unsafe or follow-up highly unlikely

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00130819

Start Date

November 1 2005

End Date

April 1 2009

Last Update

April 15 2015

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Johns Hopkins HIV Clinic

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287

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