Status:
COMPLETED
Linking Hospitalized Injection Drug Users to Buprenorphine
Lead Sponsor:
Butler Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Boston Medical Center
Conditions:
Opiate Dependence
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
This study tests whether starting Suboxone (buprenorphine) during a medical hospitalization, and then providing an appointment (a "link") for after discharge to maintenance buprenorphine in an outpati...
Detailed Description
In this randomized controlled trial, medically hospitalized opioid dependent patients will be assigned to a "treatment as usual" group, where they will receive a detox regiment of Suboxone during thei...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 years of age or older
- Current opioid injector, at least weekly in the past month
- Current opioid dependence, SCID confirmed
- Currently receiving an inpatient buprenorphine detoxification protocol.
Exclusion
- Patients unable to be interviewed due to acute illness or cognitive impairment
- In police custody, expecting incarceration
- Persons who cannot provide two contact persons (including shelters, parole officers, etc.) to verify location
- Not able to complete assessments in English
- Enrolled in a methadone maintenance program
- Plans to leave the area within the next 6 months.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
147 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00987961
Start Date
September 1 2009
End Date
September 1 2015
Last Update
November 11 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118