HIV and Hepatitis Care Coordination in Methadone Treatment

NCT00608192 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 489

Last updated 2013-01-16

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Summary

This randomized clinical trial will examine the effectiveness of a strategy of HIV and Hepatitis Care Coordination (HCC) consisting of testing, education, counseling and vaccination for methadone maintenance patients compared with standard Testing, Education, and Counseling (TEC).

Conditions

  • Hepatitis, Viral, Human
  • HIV Infections

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Testing, Education, & Counseling (TEC)

Trained research staff will provide a two-session HIV/hepatitis education class. Participants will also be offered serological testing for hepatitis A, B and C, and HIV (optional), and off-site referrals for vaccination and hepatitis care. The content of the TEC intervention is evidence based. The TEC condition is comparable to screening and education methods commonly used in many drug treatment settings. Those in the TEC intervention group who do not adhere to needed off site vaccinations will be offered on site vaccination 30 days after vaccination referral.

BEHAVIORAL

Hepatitis Care Coordination (HCC)

HCC Participants will be offered serological testing and counseling for hepatitis A, B and C, and HIV (optional). HCC participants will be offered on-site hepatitis A and B combination vaccination at the methadone clinic. They will also receive a two-session HIV/hepatitis education class with Motivational Interviewing. In addition, participants will receive 6 months of weekly case management to facilitate entry into hepatitis care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Carmen L Masson, Ph.D. · Univerisity of California, San Francisco, Dept. of Psychiatry

  • David Perlman, MD · Chemical Dependency Institute at Beth Israel Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-06-30
Completion
2011-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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