Effect Of Case Management Following Discharge From Methadone Treatment
Information source: Department of Veterans Affairs
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on June 20, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Condition(s) targeted: Opioid-Related Disorders
Intervention: Case Management (Behavioral)
Phase: Phase 2
Status: Completed
Sponsored by: Department of Veterans Affairs
Summary
The purpose of this project is to assess whether enhanced outreach counseling (EOC) is an
effective outreach strategy for discharged methadone maintenance patients compared to a
standard referral procedure. EOC is a brief (30 minute) face-to-face intervention, followed
by six weeks of ongoing telephone counseling/case management designed to help eligible
out-of-treatment methadone patients re-enter treatment. Several studies have shown those
patients who voluntarily re-enter treatment improve significantly following re-enrollment.
Clinical Details
Official title: Enhanced Outreach Counseling Following Methadone Treatment Discharge
Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Eligibility
Minimum age: 18 Years.
Maximum age: N/A.
Gender(s): Both.
Criteria:
Patients who have been discharged from methadone maintenance treatment at the PVAMC who
consented (as active patients) to be contacted for follow-up upon discharge.
Locations and Contacts
Drug Dependent Treatment Unit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
Additional Information
Starting date: April 1998
Ending date: March 2001
Last updated: June 23, 2005
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