The Leeds Evaluation of Efficacy of Detoxification Study (LEEDS) Prisons Project: An open label pragmatic randomised control trial comparing the efficacy of differing therapeutic agents for prison primary care detoxification from either heroin or methadone - LEEDS Prisons Project
- Conditions
- Opiate addiction (detoxification from illicit opiates)
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2005-001195-13-GB
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Leeds
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 340
Male or female
18 - 65 years old
Using illicit opiates as confirmed by a urine test at first assessment
Remaining in the prison estate for longer than 28 days
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Contraindications to methadone or buprenorphine (subutex)
Co-exisiting acute medical conditions requiring emergency admission to hospital care so precluding detoxification in the prison setting
Currently undergoing detoxification from other addictive drugs whereby concurrent detoxification from illicit opiates would not be clinically indicated
Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Previously been randomised into this trial
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method