Comparative Evaluation of PUSPENs and C&Cs — PSVCC  

Opioid-Related Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title: Comparing Health & Social Outcomes Between Opioid-Dependent Individuals in Compulsory Drug Rehabilitation Centers and Voluntary Drug Treatment Clinics in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Status Terminated

Clinical Trial Summary

This observational study compares the health and social outcomes between opioid-dependent individuals who are either recently released from a compulsory drug detention center (CDDC) or recently discharged from a voluntary treatment center (VTC) providing methadone maintenance therapy, in Malaysia.

Clinical Trial Description

In July 2010, the National Anti-Drug Agency of Malaysia (NADA) introduced a non-punitive system of treatment and care for people who use drugs, voluntary treatment centers (VTCs), called 'Cure & Care' clinics, offering free methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) to opioid-dependent drug users. These centers were opened alongside existing compulsory drug detention centers (CDDCs), where people who use drugs continue to be detained involuntarily without access to evidence-based treatment. Given that both of these programs are operated by NADA but espouse vastly different responses to drug use, we compared health and social outcomes between opioid-dependent individuals recently released from CDDCs and recently initiated into MMT in the new VTCs. ;

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Opioid-Related Disorders

• NCT number: NCT02698098
• Study type: Observational
• Source: University of Malaya
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 2012
• Completion date: September 2015