Attitudes Towards Buprenorphine and Methadone

Psychiatric University Hospital, Zurich180 enrolled

Overview

Main intention of this study is to find out whether there is a difference between the attitudes towards opioid- substitution of opioid dependent patients under substitution with methadone, buprenorphine or without substitution and their therapists

Attitudes of patients and therapists can influence therapy success in both directions. Not much is known about patients' and their therapists' attitudes towards substitution medication. Our hypothesis is that the attitude towards buprenorphine is more positive than towards methadone even in patients taking methadone. Better knowledge about the influence of attitudes on treatment success could facilitate to adapt therapy to the patients' needs.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

180

Conditions

Addictive Opioids

Interventions

interviewOTHER

interview using questionnaires

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 and 65 years * Opioid-dependent with substitution with buprenorphine, * methadone or without substitution * Sufficient knowledge of German language Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to give informed consent

Locations (1)

Psychiatric University Hospital

Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Attitude toward buprenorphine compared over the four groups

Time frame: one time of measurement

Secondary Outcomes

Treatment success; Treatment conditions; Consumption of substances

Time frame: one point of measurement

Central Contacts

Ria Leisinger, MD

CONTACT

0041 44 384 27 87 ria.leisinger@puk.zh.ch

Rudolf Stohler, MD

CONTACT

0041 44 205 58 10 rudolf.stohler@puk.zh.ch

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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