Intervention to Facilitate MMT/HIV Service Decentralization in Vietnam
Opioid-use Disorder
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Opioid-use Disorder focused on measuring Vietnam, Service Decentralization, Methadone maintenance therapy, HIV, Community health setting
Eligibility Criteria
MMT patients (n=90):
Inclusion criteria:
- Age 18 or over
- Currently seeking MMT services in one of the participating commune health centers
- Voluntary informed consent
Exclusion criteria:
- Having psychosis or neurological damage, or cannot understand the study purposes as judged by the recruiter in consultation with a clinic supervisor.
- Inability to give informed consent
CHW (n=30):
Inclusion criteria:
- Age 18 or over
- Currently working in one of the participating commune health centers and have direct contact with MMT clients
- Providing informed consent
Exclusion criteria:
• Inability to provide informed consent
Sites / Locations
- National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Intervention group
Control group
CHW in the intervention arm will receive intervention through a combination of in-person training sessions and internet support. MMT patients in the intervention arm can use a specially designed online platform to communicate with their CHW.
The control group CHW will perform business as usual. Both control group CHW and MMT patients do not have access to the online platform.