TerminatedNot Applicable

Comparative Evaluation of PUSPENs and C&Cs

Stopped: 1\) Policy change affecting C\&Cs; 2) interm analysis revealing overt differences

281 participantsStarted 2012-08

Plain-language summary

This observational study compares the health and social outcomes between opioid-dependent individuals who are either recently released from a compulsory drug detention center (CDDC) or recently discharged from a voluntary treatment center (VTC) providing methadone maintenance therapy, in Malaysia.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Meets Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV criteria for opioid dependence * Physically and psychologically capable of understanding and undergoing informed consent process * Within 90 days of release or discharge and intending to return to Klang Valley region * For VTC arm, came to the C\&C to start MMT

What they're measuring

Occurrence of opioid use (urine-toxicology)

Timeframe: Year following release from CDDC or discharge from VTC

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02698098

SponsorUniversity of Malaya

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2015-09

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