Electronic Compliance Monitoring in Opioid Substitution Treatment
- Conditions
- Opiate Dependence
- Registration Number
- NCT01182402
- Lead Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to improve unsupervised dosing of opioid substitution medications. The aim of the study is to examine whether electronic compliance monitoring provides some advantages to patients'treatment and what kind of patients especially benefit from monitoring. We would also like to know if electronic compliance monitoring can prevent the abuse/diversion of medications and how implementing this method to wider treatment facilities succeeds.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 37
- opiate dependence F11.22 according to ICD-10
- Suboxone treatment
- the duration of substitution treatment before study at least one month
- stable medication dose
- unstable situation in life according to treatment staff's opinions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The effectiveness of treatment (Treatment Outcomes Profile TOP) Every two months. Structured interview designed to measure the effectiveness and outcomes of opioid substitution treatment.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patients´opinions about the treatment. Once when the study phase ends (after four months). Questionnaire designed for this study to explore patients' opinions on the compliance monitoring and it's effect on their treatment and abuse and/or diversion of medications.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Kuopio University Hospital
🇫🇮Kuopio, Finland
Kuopio University Hospital🇫🇮Kuopio, Finland