New strategy aims to boost addiction treatment and curb HIV in central asia
NCT ID NCT05579470
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program to expand medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. Researchers will train local health officials and track how many people start and stay on treatment. The goal is to reduce HIV spread among people who inject drugs and their partners.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NIATx (a behavioral intervention to improve addiction treatment services)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help more people with opioid addiction get effective treatment, reducing HIV transmission and improving health in Central Asia.
- What could go wrong
- This is an implementation study, not a test of a new drug. Success depends on local adoption and may not apply to other regions. Results are uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 900 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: i. Aim 1: The inclusion criteria for Aim 1 Consists of: 1. Quantitative surveys for PWID 1. 18 years or older 2. Meeting DSM-V criteria for opioid dependence 3. Be either treatment naïve and seeking OAT or be on OAT for \< 90 days 2. Organizational Assessments for OAT Delivery Staff 1. 18 years or older 2. Currently working as an OAT delivery professional at an OAT delivery site 3. Focus Groups (PWID on OAT) 1. 18 years or older 2. Meeting DSM-V criteria for opioid dependence 3. Be either treatment naïve and seeking OAT or be on OAT for \< 90 days 4. Focus Groups (PWID not on OAT) 1. 18 years or older 2. Meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(DSM)-V criteria for opioid dependence 3. Be OAT naïve (defined as never having been on OAT or having not received treatment for \> 1 year) 5. Focus Groups (OAT delivery staff) 1. 18 years or older 2. Currently working as an OAT delivery professional at an OAT delivery site ii. Aim 2: The inclusion criteria for Aim 2 consists of: 1. 18 years or older 2. Currently assigned as a Chief Narcologist for an Oblast iii. Aim 3: The inclusion criteria for Aim 3 consists of: 1. 18 years or older 2. Authorized as a professional to work at an OAT delivery site Exclusion Criteria: * Not willing to provide consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites in 3 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia
RECRUITINGAlmaty, Kazakhstan
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Den Sooluk Nuru
RECRUITINGBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Institute for International Health and Education
RECRUITINGDushanbe, Tajikistan
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Yale University
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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