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NCT Number: NCT05315492

Strengthening Community Addiction Services in Vietnam

This study aims to develop and test an intervention to enhance the addiction service continuum with the joint effort of commune health workers and family members of people who use drugs in Vietnam.

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Key information

Conditions

Addiction, Opioid Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders Narcotic-Related Disorders Opioid-Related Disorders Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam

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About this study

The study will develop and test an intervention to strengthen a continuum of addiction services. The intervention, entitled "Community Care Consortium (CCC)," features community health workers' joint effort with family members to provide patient-centered, individualized addiction care and support. The intervention will be developed and tested through three phases in three regions of Vietnam (Ninh Binh, Da Nang, and Can Tho).

In Phase 1, we will conduct formative studies with commune (community) health workers (CHW), community representatives, PWUD, and their family members to identify barriers to addiction service utilization and discuss potential strategies to establish a continuum of addiction services. Based on the formative study findings, the CCC Intervention and its implementation plans will be developed through workgroup meetings with researchers, community members, and target users.

In Phase 2, the CCC Intervention will be piloted in three communes and revised based on acceptability/feasibility data, process evaluation, and feedback from field staff and participants.

In Phase 3, a randomized controlled trial of the CCC Intervention will be conducted in 60 communes, which will be randomized to either an intervention condition or a control condition (30 communes in each condition). A total of 720 PWUD, 720 of their family members, and 180 commune health workers (CHW) will participate in the study. The intervention outcomes on PWUD, CHW, and family members will be assessed with the data collected at baseline, 3-, 6-, 9- and 12-month follow-ups.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 18 or older
  • Having a history of drug use
  • Having disclosed drug using status to at least one of his/her family members and is willing to invite this family member to our study
  • Currently residing in the selected communes
  • Voluntary written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Inability to give informed consent

Treatment and study plan

Community Care Consortium (CCC)

Behavioral

The intervention will train community health workers to take an active role in the drug control and addiction service delivery in the community.

Primary outcomes

  1. PWUD's STTR fulfillment score

    Time frame: Changes from baseline to 3-, 6-, 9- and 12- month follow-ups

    This overall score consists of individual indicators in 4 domains: Seek,Test, Treat, Retain

Secondary outcomes

  1. CHW's addiction-related service provision and support

    Time frame: Changes from baseline to 3-, 6-, 9- and 12- month follow-ups

    CHW's service provision and support such as patient referrals and support for treatment retention measured by frequencies of appointment reminder, follow-up activities

Other outcomes

  1. Family members' support in the 4 domains:Seek,Test, Treat, Retain

    Time frame: Changes from baseline to 3-, 6-, 9- and 12- month follow-ups

    Family member's emotional, informational, monetary support, logistic assistance for PWUD treatment and retention as well as scale measures in their caregiver burden and coping.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of California, Los Angeles

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Registry information

Official study title

Strengthening Addiction Care Continuum Through Community Consortium in Vietnam

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2026
First posted
Apr 7, 2022
Registry last updated
Mar 27, 2026

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