Table 4.
Clinical outcome at 24 weeks for completers
Buprenorphine n = 13 | Methadone n = 13 | OR | 95% CI | p | |
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Retention in study, No. (%) | 13/26 (50) | 13/28 (46.4) | 0.933 | 0.324–2.691 | 1.000 |
Percent change of pain from baseline, mean (SD) | 87.4 (33.4) | 88.6 (24.5) | - | - | 0.918 |
Percent change of functioning from baseline, mean (SD) | 121.9 (63.9) | 113.8 (62.5) | - | - | 0.787 |
Positive urine for opioids, No. (%) | 5 (38.5) | 2 (15.4) | 0.280 | 0.042–1.878 | 0.371 |
Positive urine for cocaine, No. (%) | 2 (15.4) | 0 (0) | - | - | 0.478 |
Positive urine for other drugs, No. (%) | 5 (38.5) | 5 (38.5) | 1.000 | 0.197–5.068 | 1.000 |
Self-reported opioid use, No. (%) | 5 (38.5) | 0 (0) | - | - | 0.039* |
Self-reported alcohol use, No. (%) | 4 (30.8) | 2 (15.4) | 0.409 | 0.060–2.769 | 0.645 |
Self-reported use of other drugs, No. (%) | 5 (38.5) | 3 (23.1) | 0.480 | 0.087–2.645 | 0.673 |
Self-reported side effects, No. (%) | 8 (61.5) | 9 (69.2) | 1.125 | 0.209–6.046 | 1.000 |
p-value: α < 0.05