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A Cross-Sectional Observational Study on Retained Drug Needle Fragments in People Who Use Intravenous Drugs
Led by Tampere University Hospital · Updated on 2023-06-01
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
285 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
T
Tampere University Hospital
Lead Sponsor
D
Deaconess Foundation
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
In addition to the well-known toxicological harms of intravenous drug (IVD) use, there can also be local tissue complications, including infections, venous sclerosis, tissue necrosis, and drug needle fragment retentions. Drug needle fragments in subcutaneous tissue may cause local symptoms (usually pain and infections), but they have also been identified as causing emboli to organs. The literature has described numerous case reports of people who inject drugs (PWIDs) and have retained needle fragments. The prevalence of the condition is not known, and the researchers therefore aim to perform the first cross-sectional study of PWIDs to estimate how common needle fragment retentions are and what their risk factors are in this population.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
A Cross-Sectional Observational Study on Retained Drug Needle Fragments in People Who Use Intravenous Drugs
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- History of intravenous drug use
- Currently receiving treatment for drug abuse at a local low-threshold drug abuse service unit or primary health care centre
- Willingness and ability to complete the questionnaire
- Willingness to participate in X-ray imaging of injection sites
You will not qualify if you...
- No history of intravenous drug use
- Unwillingness or inability to complete the questionnaire or to undergo X-ray imaging
- Pregnancy
- Under 18 years old
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Hatanpää Health Center
Tampere, Finland
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Research Team
O
Otso Arponen, Associate Professor, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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