An intervention targeting service providers and clients for methadone maintenance treatment in China: a cluster-randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study examines the preliminary outcomes of an intervention targeting service providers in methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) clinics in China. The intervention effects on both service providers and clients are reported.

Design

The MMT CARE intervention pilot was developed and implemented collaboratively with local health educators. After three group intervention sessions, trained providers in intervention clinics delivered two individual motivational interviewing sessions with their clients.

Settings

Six clinics in Sichuan, China, were randomized to either the MMT CARE intervention condition or a standard care condition.

Participants

A total of 41 providers and 179 clients were sampled from the six clinics.

Measurements

At baseline and three-,

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3483381 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature