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| R34DA042926-01A1 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | NIH |
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This study will evaluate whether a commercially available, secure, electronic pill box is a feasible, acceptable, and satisfactory method to manage take-home dosing of methadone for both methadone clinic patients and staff members.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Treatment-as-Usual | Active Comparator | Participants will routine methadone clinic care. |
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| Take-home Dosing using MedMinder "Jon" Electronic Pill Box | Experimental | Participants will receive 50% of their methadone dose in the morning in the clinic and 50% of their dose will be dispensed in an electronic pill box for participants to take at home later that day. |
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| Choice Phase | Other | Participants will be allowed to select one final Treatment-As-Usual or the MedMinder "Jon" Electronic Pill Box for the final phase of the study. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Take-home Dosing Procedures | Behavioral | Within-subject evaluation across 2 phases with a final choice condition |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Participant willingness to use the MedMinder "Jon" electronic pillbox to manage take-home doses of methadone | Feasibility will be assessed by conducting a survival analysis of participant retention in the study | Week 12 |
| Participant acceptance of the MedMinder "Jon" electronic pillbox to manage take-home doses of methadone | Percent of participants who select the Electronic Pill Box during their Choice phase (phase 3) | Week 9 |
| Change in participant satisfaction | Participant satisfaction will be assessed using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire- an 8-item self-report measure on which patients will rate their satisfaction with treatment on a 4-item Likert scale. Values will be summed for a total satisfaction rating (range 8-32), with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction. Participants will complete the CSQ at week 4 and week 8, and the CSQ ratings from the treatment-as-usual will be subtracted from the ratings following the MedMinder "Jon" electronic pillbox phase as a measure of change in participant satisfaction. | Week 4 |
| Change in participant satisfaction | Participant satisfaction will be assessed using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire- an 8-item self-report measure on which patients will rate their satisfaction with treatment on a 4-item Likert scale. Values will be summed for a total satisfaction rating (range 8-32), with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction. Participants will complete the CSQ at week 4 and week 8, and the CSQ ratings from the treatment-as-usual will be subtracted from the ratings following the MedMinder "Jon" electronic pillbox phase as a measure of change in participant satisfaction. | Week 8 |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Kelly Dunn, PhD | Johns Hopkins University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Addiction Treatment Services (ATS) | Baltimore | Maryland | 21224 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009293 | Opioid-Related Disorders |
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| D000079524 | Narcotic-Related Disorders |
| D019966 | Substance-Related Disorders |
| D064419 | Chemically-Induced Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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