Compliance Monitoring in Real Time During Opioid Substitution Treatment
Primary Purpose
Opiate Dependence
Status
Withdrawn
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Compliance monitoring with electronic device
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Opiate Dependence focused on measuring opiate dependence, compliance monitoring, substitution treatment
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Opiate dependence
- Suboxone treatment
- Stable substitution medication dose
Exclusion Criteria:
- Chaotic situation in life
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
Active Comparator
Arm Label
Compliance monitoring in real time
Compliance monitoring
Arm Description
Patients get their opioid substitution medications in electronic compliance monitoring devices and send information of their medication intakes with mobile phone to the clinic every day during the two month study period.
Patients get their opioid substitution medications in electronic compliance monitoring devices. Information of their medication intakes will be reviewed during the weekly visits to the clinic.
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
The effectiveness of treatment (Treatment Outcomes Profile TOP)
Structured interview designed to measure the effectiveness and outcomes of opioid substitution treatment. Interview covers the last four weeks so it can be done every four weeks.
Secondary Outcome Measures
Patients´opinions about the treatment.
Questionnaire designed for this study to explore patients' opinions on the compliance monitoring and it's effect on the treatment and abuse and/or diversion of medications.
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT01183130
First Posted
August 9, 2010
Last Updated
March 31, 2015
Sponsor
Kuopio University Hospital
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01183130
Brief Title
Compliance Monitoring in Real Time During Opioid Substitution Treatment
Official Title
Compliance Monitoring in Real Time During Opioid Substitution Treatment
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
August 2011
Overall Recruitment Status
Withdrawn
Why Stopped
The technology planned to be used in the study got outdated and therefore the study will not be conducted according to the initial protocol.
Study Start Date
August 2011 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
April 2012 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
April 2012 (Anticipated)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Name of the Sponsor
Kuopio University Hospital
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to examine whether electronic compliance monitoring in real time could offer some advantages compared to normal electronic monitoring in opioid substitution treatment. The investigators would also like know whether this method could enable the quick detection of possible problems in medication intakes and/or prevent the abuse or diversion of substitution medications.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Opiate Dependence
Keywords
opiate dependence, compliance monitoring, substitution treatment
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Enrollment
0 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Compliance monitoring in real time
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Patients get their opioid substitution medications in electronic compliance monitoring devices and send information of their medication intakes with mobile phone to the clinic every day during the two month study period.
Arm Title
Compliance monitoring
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Patients get their opioid substitution medications in electronic compliance monitoring devices. Information of their medication intakes will be reviewed during the weekly visits to the clinic.
Intervention Type
Device
Intervention Name(s)
Compliance monitoring with electronic device
Intervention Description
Electronic compliance monitoring with monitoring device (Pharma DDSi, Stora Enso) is used in control group (n=6) and device with mobile phone in intervention group (n=6). Patients in intervention group send every day the information of their medication intakes with the mobile phone to the clinic. This intervention is tested in pilot study (n=2-3) before the actual study begins.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
The effectiveness of treatment (Treatment Outcomes Profile TOP)
Description
Structured interview designed to measure the effectiveness and outcomes of opioid substitution treatment. Interview covers the last four weeks so it can be done every four weeks.
Time Frame
Every four weeks.
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Patients´opinions about the treatment.
Description
Questionnaire designed for this study to explore patients' opinions on the compliance monitoring and it's effect on the treatment and abuse and/or diversion of medications.
Time Frame
Once when the study phase ends (after the 8 th study week).
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Opiate dependence
Suboxone treatment
Stable substitution medication dose
Exclusion Criteria:
Chaotic situation in life
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Ulrich Tacke, MD, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Kuopio University Hospital, University of Eastern Finland
Official's Role
Study Director
12. IPD Sharing Statement
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