Trial reportDrug and alcohol dependence2013
A randomized trial of intensive outpatient (IOP) vs. standard outpatient (OP) buprenorphine treatment for African Americans.
Trial report in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 29 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- Factors Associated with Long-Term Retention in Buprenorphine-Based Addiction Treatment Programs: a Systematic Review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions for female drug-using offenders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Retention in medication-assisted treatment for opiate dependence: A systematic review.Journal of addictive diseases · 2016Pooled it
- Discontinuation of buprenorphine maintenance therapy: perspectives and outcomes.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2015Pooled it
- An Evaluation of Opioid Use in Black Communities: A Rapid Review of the Literature.Harvard review of psychiatryPooled it
- A Systematic Review on the Use of Psychosocial Interventions in Conjunction With Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction.Journal of addiction medicinePooled it
- Treatment outcomes among a cohort of African American buprenorphine patients: Follow-up at 12 months.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2018Trial
- Leaving buprenorphine treatment: patients' reasons for cessation of care.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2014Trial
- Retention in methadone and buprenorphine treatment among African Americans.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2013Trial
- Changes in Quality of Life following Buprenorphine Treatment: Relationship with Treatment Retention and Illicit Opioid Use.Journal of psychoactive drugsTrial
- Mental disorders in the Black population: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Quality of life measures in treatment for active substance misuse: a scoping review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Knowledge, experiences, and perceptions of medications for opioid use disorder among Black Kentuckians.Annals of medicine · 2024Article
- Patient experiences of COVID-19-induced changes to methadone treatment in a large community-based opioid treatment program in Baltimore.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2023Article
- Treatment Outcomes Among Black Adults Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2022Article
- A scoping review of opioid harm reduction interventions for equity-deserving populations.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2022Article
- On my own terms: Motivations for self-treating opioid-use disorder with non-prescribed buprenorphine.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Article
- Interventions for drug-using offenders with co-occurring mental health problems.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Review
- A comparison of buprenorphine and psychosocial treatment outcomes in psychosocial and medical settings.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2019Article
- A randomized controlled trial of buprenorphine for probationers and parolees: Bridging the gap into treatment.Contemporary clinical trials · 2019Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundBuprenorphine is increasingly being used in community-based treatment programs, but little is known about the optimal level of psychosocial counseling in these settings. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of OP and IOP level counseling when provided as part of buprenorphine treatment for opioid-dependent African Americans.
methodsParticipants were African American men and women starting buprenorphine treatment at one of two community-based clinics (N=300). Participants were randomly assigned to OP or IOP. Measures at baseline, 3- and 6-month included the primary outcome of DSM-IV opioid and cocaine dependence criteria, as well as additional outcomes of illicit opioid and cocaine use (urine test and self-report), criminal activity, retention in treatment, Quality of Life, Addiction Severity Index composite scores, and HIV risk behaviors.
resultsParticipants assigned to OP received, on average, 3.67 (SD=1.30)h of counseling per active week in treatment. IOP participants received an average of 5.23 (SD=1.68)h of counseling per active week (less than the anticipated 9h per week of counseling). Both groups showed substantial improvement over a 6-month period on nearly all measures considered. There were no significant differences between groups in meeting diagnostic criteria for opioid (p=.67) or cocaine dependence (p=.63). There were no significant between group differences on any of the other outcomes. A secondary analysis restricting the sample to participants meeting DSM-IV criteria for baseline cocaine dependence also revealed no significant between-group differences (all ps>.05).
conclusionsBuprenorphine patients receiving OP and IOP levels of care both show short-term improvements.
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