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Naloxone Treatment in Skåne County - Effect on Drug-related Mortality and Overdose-related Complications

NCT03570099 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 2000

Last updated 2023-03-29

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Summary

Death in overdose is the single most common cause of death in people using heroin. In Sweden, the number of drug-related overdose deaths has increased gradually since the early 1990s. The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of a Naloxone distribution program in Skåne County. The primary issue is whether the project had an effect on overdose mortality and overdose related injuries.

Conditions

  • Opioid Abuse

Interventions

DRUG

Naloxone Nasal Spray

Naloxone Nasal Spray will be distributed at the addiction centres.

OTHER

Historical control cohort

Historical data will be retrieved from quality registries.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Region Skane

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ulf Malmqvist, MD, PhD · Region Skåne

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-11
Primary Completion
2020-12-31
Completion
2023-07-01

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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