The purpose of this study is to explore barriers and determine whether optimizing protocol is effective in the treatment of heroin dependence in community-based MMT clinics.
Drug dependence is one of the most serious public health problems worldwide. In China, among more than 100, 0000 registered drug addicts mostly are heroin dependence. Drug dependence post great risks to physical condition, their family and society, and can lead to infectious disease transmission. Though almost 500 MMT clinics which can offer MMT service to heroin addicts have been set up, there are still some problems, for example, poor compliance, high rate of dropping out and relapse which affect the service delivery to them. The guideline developed by WHO focused on psychotherapy to opiate addicts with MMT. So delivery of a set of comprehensive, integrated psychotherapy to opiate addicts is very critical in such methadone clinics.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
240
cognitive behavioral therapy, one session per week and psycho-education lecture in group once per month
methadone maintenance treatment
Mental Health Center of Hongkou District
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Mental Health Center of Pudong District
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Mental Health Center of Xuhui District
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Mental Health Center of Yangpu District
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
treatment retention
retaining patients in the methadone maintenance treatment during and after the study.
Time frame: 12 months
in-treatment performance.
treatment performance of addicts include: treatment sessions during the study, negative urine specimens, drop-out rate, severity of ASI,scores of HIV-related high risk sexual behavior, the temperature and character inventory, perceived stigma scale, self-esteem inventory,self efficacy, social support scores,drug use from self-report from baseline to 3 month and 6 month.
Time frame: 12 months
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