Status:
COMPLETED
Buprenorphine Maintenance for Opioid-Addicted Persons in Jail and Post-Release
Lead Sponsor:
National Development and Research Institutes, Inc.
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Western Michigan University
Conditions:
Opiate Addiction
Eligibility:
MALE
18-65 years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine the feasibility of providing buprenorphine maintenance to opioid-dependent offenders in a jail setting and of transitioning those patients to buprenorphine mai...
Detailed Description
Background: Heroin and other opioid abuse continues as a significant problem among the criminal justice population. In 2002, the criminal justice system was the source of referral for 36% of all subst...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- opioid dependent patients who meet eligibility requirements for the KEEP program,
- patients serving sentences who will remain confined for at least 10 days but less than 90 days in the EMTC facility (all male) at Rikers,
- willingness to accept buprenorphine treatment,
- expected to reside in New York City after release
- 18-65 years of age
Exclusion
- receiving methadone treatment in the community at sentencing and remanded to Rikers
- took non-prescribed 'street methadone' within last 3 days
- currently receiving more than 20mg/day methadone
- current psychotic symptoms (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder) requiring referral for mental health intervention, or current treatment with antipsychotic medication)
- HIV infection with T lymphocytes less than 200 per mm of blood and/or presence of a serious opportunistic infection requiring treatment, or receiving the HIV medication atazanavir.
- unable to complete English language interview
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
116 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00367302
Start Date
August 1 2006
End Date
January 1 2008
Last Update
May 1 2013
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