Interim methadone and patient navigation in jail: Rationale and design of a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Methadone maintenance is an effective treatment for opioid dependence but is rarely initiated in US jails. Patient navigation is a promising approach to improve continuity of care but has not been tested in bridging the gap between jail- and community-based drug treatment programs.

Methods

This is an open-label randomized clinical trial among 300 adult opioid dependent newly-arrested detainees that will compare three treatment conditions: methadone maintenance without routine counseling (termed Interim Methadone; IM) initiated in jail v. IM and patient navigation v. enhanced treatment-as-usual. The two primary outcomes will be: (1) the rate of entry into treatment for opioid use disorder within 30days from release and (2) frequency of opioid positive urine tests o

SUBMITTER: Schwartz RP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4969178 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature