Opium tincture versus methadone for opioid agonist treatment: A randomized controlled trial

Original research
by
Nikoo, Mohammadali et al

Release Date

2022

Geography

Iran

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

No

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Peer Reviewed

Yes

Objective

To test if opium tincture (OT) was non-inferior to methadone in retaining participants in opioid agonist treatment (OAT).

Findings/Key points

While this study could not conclude the non-inferiority of opium tincture (OT) to methadone for retaining patients in opioid agonist treatment, OT retained 60% of participants to end of follow up (85 days) and was superior to methadone in reducing self-reported opioid use outside treatment.

Design/methods

A phase III, multicentre, parallel group, non-inferiority, double-blind randomized controlled trial with an allocation ratio of 1:1

Keywords

Substitution/OAT
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