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Social Networks and Methadone Maintenance Treatment Retention and Antiretroviral Therapy Retention in Tanzania

CompletedNA

Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Conditions: Opioid-use Disorder, Adherence, Medication, HIV Infections

Interventions: Supportive care through community support persons

Countries: Tanzania

Investigators will adapt the Brief Social Behaviour and Network Therapy (B-SBNT) intervention developed to facilitate recovery among people receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in the United Kingdom. The B-SBNT involves families and the wider social networks of people receiving medications for opioid use disorder to support recovery. Key components of the intervention include: mapping the social networks of clients; inviting others identified through the mapping to participate in the intervention; building communication strategies with network members; and developing joint activities with network members. In the original B-SBNT, the intervention is delivered by therapists/clinicians who undergo training. Investigators will pilot test the adapted version of this intervention with a maximum of 80 people: 20 current clients receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) at the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) Medically-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Clinic and up to 60 social support persons identified by recruited MMT clients. The pilot will assess the social network intervention's acceptability and feasibility.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria for MMT client participants in the intervention pilot:

* 18 years old or older,
* currently enrolled in the MAT program at the Muhimbili MAT clinic,
* prescribed methadone for the past 3 months,
* received a positive test result for heroin, cannabis or alcohol use in the past 3 months,
* provide consent for trial participation.

Inclusion criteria for social support persons in the intervention pilot:

* 18 years old or older,
* identified as a social support person of a MMT client participating in the pilot trial
* lives in Dar es Salaam,
* provide consent for trial participation.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Does not meet inclusion criteria

Locations (1)

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania