A Randomized Trial of Interim Methadone and Patient Navigation Initiated in Jail
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2020-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine which of three approaches started in jail is more
effective in treating opioid use disorder: (1) methadone treatment without counseling (termed
interim methadone) coupled with case management (termed patient navigation); (2) interim
methadone without patient navigation; (3) or an enhanced treatment as usual including opioid
detoxification, overdose prevention and drug treatment information and referral.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Friends Research Institute, Inc.
Collaborators:
Laura and John Arnold Foundation National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)