Methadone Maintenance for Prisoners
MMP
2 other identifiers
interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
This five-year study examines the benefits of methadone maintenance treatment initiated in prison and continued in the community to male offenders who were previously, but not currently, heroin-dependent. It is anticipated that such prisoners will have more favorable outcomes in the year following release with regard to drug abuse, crime, and HIV risk behavior than either prisoners who receive counseling only or begin initiation of methadone maintenance in the community
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_3
Started Sep 2003
Typical duration for phase_3
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2003
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 15, 2006
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 19, 2006
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2008
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2008
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
April 3, 2014
CompletedApril 3, 2014
April 1, 2014
4.3 years
September 15, 2006
August 14, 2013
April 1, 2014
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (5)
Treatment Retention in the Community
days in community treatment
one year post prison release
Heroin Use
opioid urine test results-percent of participants who were opioid-positive
results at one year post prison release
Cocaine Use
cocaine urine test results-percent of participants testing positive for cocaine
one year post prison release
HIV-risk Behaviors
one year
Criminal Activity
self reported days of criminal activity
one year post prison release
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Employment
one year
Study Arms (3)
3
EXPERIMENTAL1
ACTIVE COMPARATOR2
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
Counseling only in prison, with passive referral to drug abuse treatment upon release
Counseling only in prison, with opportunity to enter methadone maintenance upon release
Counseling and methadone maintenance in prison, with opportunity to continue that treatment upon release
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Heroin dependence in the year prior to current incarceration
- months left to serve in prison-male pre-release inmate suitability for methadone maintenance as determined by medical evaluation
- Willingness to enroll in methadone maintenance
- Having a Baltimore address
You may not qualify if:
- Pending parole hearing
- Pending charges
- Kidney failure
- Liver failure
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Metropolitan Transition Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
Related Publications (7)
Kinlock TW, Schwartz RP, Gordon MS. The significance of interagency collaboration in developing opioid agonist programs for inmates. Corrections Compendium 30(3)6-9,28-30,2005.
BACKGROUNDKinlock TW, Gordon MS, Schwartz RP, O'Grady K, Fitzgerald TT, Wilson M. A randomized clinical trial of methadone maintenance for prisoners: results at 1-month post-release. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2007 Dec 1;91(2-3):220-7. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.05.022. Epub 2007 Jul 12.
PMID: 17628351RESULTKinlock TW, Gordon MS, Schwartz RP, O'Grady KE. A Study of Methadone Maintenance For Male Prisoners: 3-Month Postrelease Outcomes. Crim Justice Behav. 2008;35(1):34-47. doi: 10.1177/0093854807309111.
PMID: 18612373RESULTGordon MS, Kinlock TW, Schwartz RP, O'Grady KE. A randomized clinical trial of methadone maintenance for prisoners: findings at 6 months post-release. Addiction. 2008 Aug;103(8):1333-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.002238.x.
PMID: 18855822RESULTKinlock TW, Gordon MS, Schwartz RP, Fitzgerald TT, O'Grady KE. A randomized clinical trial of methadone maintenance for prisoners: results at 12 months postrelease. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2009 Oct;37(3):277-85. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2009.03.002. Epub 2009 Mar 31.
PMID: 19339140RESULTWilson ME, Kinlock TW, Gordon MS, O'Grady KE, Schwartz RP. Postprison release HIV-risk behaviors in a randomized trial of methadone treatment for prisoners. Am J Addict. 2012 Sep-Oct;21(5):476-87. doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2012.00250.x.
PMID: 22882399RESULTKinlock TW, Gordon MS, Schwartz RP, O'Grady KE. Individual Patient and Program Factors Related to Prison and Community Treatment Completion in Prison-Initiated Methadone Maintenance Treatment. J Offender Rehabil. 2013 Oct;52(8):509-528. doi: 10.1080/10509674.2013.782936.
PMID: 25580067RESULT
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Limitations and Caveats
See 2009 manuscript published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment for the a discussion of study limitations. The study was conducted only on males from Baltimore. For results regarding HIV risk behaviors see manuscript by Wilson et. al.
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Dr. Timothy Kinlock
- Organization
- Friends Research Institute
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Timothy W Kinlock, Ph.D.
Friends Research Institute, Inc.
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 15, 2006
First Posted
September 19, 2006
Study Start
September 1, 2003
Primary Completion
January 1, 2008
Study Completion
January 1, 2008
Last Updated
April 3, 2014
Results First Posted
April 3, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-04