Evaluating comparative effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for persons receiving opioid agonist therapy for opioid use disorder: protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The opioid crisis has resulted in increasing rates of death caused by problematic opioid use. Current clinical guidelines recommend that individuals with persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) receive pharmacological (eg, opioid agonist therapy) and psychosocial (eg, cognitive behavioural therapy) therapy; however, the best combination of pharmacologic and psychosocial components is not known. Our objective of the planned study is to conduct a comprehensive systematic review to assess the relative benefits of psychosocial interventions as an adjunct to opioid agonist therapy among persons with OUD.

Methods and analysis

A comprehensive search for randomised controlled trials published in English or French will be conducted from database inception to March 2018. T

SUBMITTER: Rice DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6196951 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature