Mobile Psychosocial Interventions for MMT Clients
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Opioid Abuse, Substance Abuse
In brief
This study will develop and evaluate the preliminary efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a mobile phone-delivered psychosocial intervention for opioid-dependent adults (N=219) in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). A three-arm, randomized clinical trial will evaluate the relative efficacy of: (1) standard MMT; (2) standard MMT plus the mobile intervention; and (3) a mobile-based control condition on the primary outcomes of treatment retention and opioid use (assessed via urine toxicology). If results are promising, this novel therapeutic tool may have a tremendous impact on improving access to and effectiveness of substance abuse treatment in a variety of other populations (and could also be adapted for an array of other behavioral health applications), while significantly limiting costs.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01632982
- Run by
- National Development and Research Institutes, Inc.
- People needed
- 219
- Starts
- 2013-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2018-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-09-14
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- client enrolled in the study site's methadone maintenance program
- within the first month of initiating methadone maintenance treatment
- 18 years of age or older
- sufficient English-language ability to participate in informed consent process, complete study assessments and understand the text in mobile phone- delivered interventions
You may not qualify if…
- entering treatment at the study site with the intention of receiving a methadone-assisted withdrawal only
- evidence of an active psychiatric disorder requiring immediate intervention (e.g., suicidality, psychosis)
- evidence of significant mental illness that may preclude participation
Where it is running
- Bridge Plaza Treatment and Rehabilitation Clinic — Long Island City, New York, United States
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