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Grant: Randomized Controlled Trials

University of British Columbia

$999,997.00

Study to Assess Longer-term Opioid Medication Effectiveness (SALOME): Multi-centre, double blind Randomized Controlled Trial comparing the efficacy of Diacetylmorphine vs. Hydromorphone for the treatment of long-term Injection Opiate Users who do not benefit from available therapies

EF 2008-09

Résumé
Inner city populations, particularly injection drug users, are at extremely high risk of many drug related harms including HIV, hepatitis C and overdose death. While some treatments exist, they are not optimal and people with the most severe cases of heroin addiction remain outside of the health care system. To improve the treatment of addiction, my colleagues and I are conducting innovative clinical trials that are testing whether medically prescribed heroin is a safe and effective treatment that improves on currently available therapies. We are also testing if pills can be used instead of injections and whether licensed medications can be used instead of heroin. We will give special attention to women and how they respond to the treatments we are testing. The ultimate goal of this research is to benefit both people with the most severe cases of heroin addiction as well as their communities.
Programme
Randomized Controlled Trials
Emplacement
British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database

Tel que publié

Id
170813
Name
Krausz Reinhard M
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction
Theme2
Clinical
Prcname2
Randomized Controlled Trials - B (RSB)
Projecttitle
Study to Assess Longer-term Opioid Medication Effectiveness (SALOME): Multi-centre, double blind Randomized Controlled Trial comparing the efficacy of Diacetylmorphine vs. Hydromorphone for the treatment of long-term Injection Opiate Users who do not benefit from available therapies
Programtype2
Randomized Controlled Trials
Orgnameinp2
University of British Columbia
Cihramount2
$999,997
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Randomized Controlled Trials
Keyworddelim
Maintenance Treatment; Opioid Dependence; Randomized Clinical Trial; Therapeutic Use Of Narcotics
Abstract
Inner city populations, particularly injection drug users, are at extremely high risk of many drug related harms including HIV, hepatitis C and overdose death. While some treatments exist, they are not optimal and people with the most severe cases of heroin addiction remain outside of the health care system. To improve the treatment of addiction, my colleagues and I are conducting innovative clinical trials that are testing whether medically prescribed heroin is a safe and effective treatment that improves on currently available therapies. We are also testing if pills can be used instead of injections and whether licensed medications can be used instead of heroin. We will give special attention to women and how they respond to the treatments we are testing. The ultimate goal of this research is to benefit both people with the most severe cases of heroin addiction as well as their communities.
Competitiondate
200809
Approvedterm2
3 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Krausz, Reinhard M; Oviedo-Joekes, Eugenia
Approvedterm
3 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $999,997~ $0~