Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Jenny Keen
ORCID ID
Contact details
Institute of General Practice and Primary Care
Northern General Hosital
Heries Road
Sheffield
S5 7AU
United Kingdom
+44 (0)114 2715916
jenny.keen@kcl.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
RBP 97XX3
Study information
Scientific title
Methadone maintenance treatment for opiate addicts in shared care: is it effective in improving health outcomes and reducing criminality? A randomised controlled trial in a new primary care clinic
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To assess the effectiveness of MMT (methadone maintenance treatment) in Sheffield in the primary care specialist clinic, by demonstrating whether this intervention improves the health status of opiate addicts and reduces their level of criminal activity.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
GP practices
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Mental and behavioural disorders: Addiction
Intervention
Not provided at time of registration
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
1. Illicit drug use (from urine samples)
2. Criminal conviction rates
3. Health status (opiate addiction index and weight)
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/02/1998
Overall trial end date
31/03/2003
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/02/1998
Recruitment end date
31/03/2003
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Institute of General Practice and Primary Care
Sheffield
S5 7AU
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
NHS Executive Trent (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary