CompletedNot Applicable

Social Networks and Methadone Maintenance Treatment Retention and Antiretroviral Therapy Retention in Tanzania

Tanzania58 participantsStarted 2024-03-01

Plain-language summary

Investigators will adapt the Brief Social Behaviour and Network Therapy (B-SBNT) intervention developed to facilitate recovery among people receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in the United Kingdom. The B-SBNT involves families and the wider social networks of people receiving medications for opioid use disorder to support recovery. Key components of the intervention include: mapping the social networks of clients; inviting others identified through the mapping to participate in the intervention; building communication strategies with network members; and developing joint activities with network members. In the original B-SBNT, the intervention is delivered by therapists/clinicians who undergo training. Investigators will pilot test the adapted version of this intervention with a maximum of 80 people: 20 current clients receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) at the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) Medically-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Clinic and up to 60 social support persons identified by recruited MMT clients. The pilot will assess the social network intervention's acceptability and feasibility.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria for MMT client participants in the intervention pilot: * 18 years old or older, * currently enrolled in the MAT program at the Muhimbili MAT clinic, * prescribed methadone for the past 3 months, * received a positive test result for heroin, cannabis or alcohol use in the past 3 months, * provide consent for trial participation. Inclusion criteria for social support persons in the intervention pilot: * 18 years old or older, * identified as a social support person of a MMT client participating in the pilot trial * lives in Dar es Salaam, * provide consent for trial participation. Exclusion Criteria: * Does not meet inclusion criteria

What they're measuring

Participants Who Attend Week 1 Intervention Session

Timeframe: Week 1 of intervention

MMT Participants Who Attend Week 2 Intervention Session

Timeframe: Week 2 of intervention

Participants Who Attend Week 3 Intervention Session

Timeframe: Week 3 of intervention

MMT Participants Who Attend Week 4 Intervention Session

Timeframe: Week 4 of intervention

Participants Who Attend Week 5 Intervention Session

Timeframe: Week 5 of intervention

Participants Who Attend Week 6 Intervention Session

Timeframe: Week 6 of intervention

Number of Intervention Counselors Who Adhered to the Intervention Manual

Timeframe: On average, 1 month post-intervention

Number of Participants Who Find the Intervention Acceptable as Assessed by the Intervention Feasibility Interview

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04479475

SponsorJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-09-05

Results submitted2025-09-02

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