Adjunct interventions to standard medical management of buprenorphine in outpatient settings: A systematic review of the evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A growing body of research has examined adjunctive interventions supportive of engagement and retention in treatment among patients receiving buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD). We conducted a systematic review of the literature addressing the effect on key outcomes of adjunctive interventions provided alongside standard medical management of buprenorphine in outpatient settings.

Methods

We included prospective studies examining adults receiving buprenorphine paired with an adjunctive intervention for the treatment of OUD in an outpatient setting. Data sources included Medline, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL and PsycINFO from inception through January 2020. Two raters independently reviewed full-text articles, abstracted data and a

SUBMITTER: Wyse JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9063385 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature