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Buprenorphine Group Medical Visits in Primary Care
Sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center
Summary
The primary goal of this research is to improve the effectiveness of buprenorphine maintenance treatment (BMT) within primary care. Investigators propose that providing BMT as part of a group medical visit (instead of an individual visit) will improve treatment outcomes for patients with persistent opioid abuse, because members become accountable to the group, are exposed to beneficial habits of others (i.e. positive deviance), and can receive efficacious behavioral interventions concomitantly with medical management
Official title: Buprenorphine Group Medical Visits for Drug Users at Risk for HIV
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
18
Start Date
2017-01-01
Completion Date
2019-05
Last Updated
2026-06-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
G-BMT
The G-BMT intervention will include weekly group visits (for 8 weeks) where 5-10 patients simultaneously receive care from a multidisciplinary team of a generalist physician and a behavioral specialist. Group visits will last 90 minutes and include: BMT education, instruction on self-management skills, peer support, and individual medical management.
Treatment as usual
Primary care physicians who prescribe buprenorphine will be trained to follow a protocol of BMT intensification, which includes increased visit frequency, referral for mental health counseling, and referral to addiction treatment specialist.
Buprenorphine
All participants will continue to receive maintenance treatment with buprenorphine-naloxone
Locations (1)
Comprehensive Health Care Center
The Bronx, New York, United States