Can methadone clinics double as meth treatment centers?
NCT ID NCT07121296
First seen Sep 16, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers at Hanoi Medical University are studying whether methadone clinics can effectively screen, treat, and keep people with methamphetamine use disorder in care. The trial enrolls 60 adults who test positive for meth but not opioids. Participants receive counseling and incentives for attending sessions and providing drug-free urine samples, and the study measures how well recruitment, attendance, and retention work.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral therapy and incentives for drug-free urine tests
- What this could lead to
- If the approach proves feasible, methadone clinics could become a new access point for treating methamphetamine use disorder, a condition with few effective options.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study, not a test of whether the treatment works. Recruitment and retention may fall short, and results from Vietnam may not apply elsewhere.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age: ≥ 18 * ASSIST ≥ 10 OR urine drug screen positive with meth * Urine drug screen negative with opioid and methadone * Willing to participate in study interventions at selected MMT clinics Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to read and write Vietnamese * Being incapable of understanding questions and research processes
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hanoi Medical University
Hanoi, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
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