Status:

COMPLETED

Integrating Buprenorphine Into the SFGH AIDS Program

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborating Sponsors:

San Francisco Department of Public Health

The New York Academy of Medicine

Conditions:

HIV

Buprenorphine

Eligibility:

All Genders

19+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, cost, and effectiveness of a model of care designed to integrate buprenorphine treatment for opioid dependence into the HIV primary care clinics...

Detailed Description

The UCSF Positive Health Program (formerly called the AIDS Program) at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) is one of the oldest and largest HIV/AIDS clinics in the United States. Located at the publ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \> 18 years
  • Fluent in English
  • Receive HIV primary care at the UCSF Positive Health Program
  • Meet DSM-IVR criteria for opioid dependence
  • Meet clinical criteria for buprenorphine treatment (see Exclusion Criteria)
  • Plan to stay in the San Francisco Bay Area for the next 12 months

Exclusion

  • Severe hepatic dysfunction, i.e., AST and/or ALT \> 5X upper limit of normal
  • DSM-IV criteria for benzodiazepine abuse or dependence within the past 6 months
  • DSM-IV criteria for alcohol dependence within the past 6 months
  • Actively suicidal
  • Psychiatric impairment that impedes ability to consent (dementia, delusional, actively psychotic)
  • Methadone or opiate analgesic doses exceed level allowing for safe transition to buprenorphine
  • Pregnant women and women actively trying to become pregnant
  • Potential subjects also will be excluded for:
  • Any medical condition(s), which, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the patient's ability to participate in or adhere to the requirements of this study
  • Unable or who decline to provide informed consent for the evaluation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

37 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00263458

Start Date

December 1 2005

End Date

June 1 2009

Last Update

September 12 2011

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UCSF Positive Health Program

San Francisco, California, United States, 94110