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

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Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118