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. 2020 Jul 22;73(7):e2052–e2058. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1025

Table 3.

Targeting Effective Analgesia in Clinics for HIV (TEACH) Study Outcomes at 12 Monthsa

Outcome Intervention (n = 87) Control (n = 100) AOR
(95% CI)b
P Value
Provider adherence to COT guidelines
 ≥2 urine drug tests over 12 moc 71.0% 19.9% 13.38 (5.85–30.60) <.0001
≥3 primary care visits over 12 mo 80.2% 76.0% 1.33 (.632.84) .45
Opioid treatment agreement 75.6% 12.8% 61.50 (15.30247.20) <.0001
Provider routinely consulted prescription monitoring programd 71.4% 45.0% 3.85 (.9914.93) .05
Patient-level outcomes
 ≥1 early refill over 12 moc 21.6% 30.4% 0.55 (.26–1.15) .11
No. of early refills over 12 mo, mean (SD) 0.46 (1.00) 0.60 (1.14) 0.64 (.321.30)e .21
COMM score ≥9f 38.7% 39.9% 0.78 (.331.88) .58
COMM score ≥13f 27.6% 19.4% 1.68 (.594.77) .33
Discontinuation of opioid prescriptions (MEDD of 0 in the 60 d prior to visit) 30.3% 25.6% 1.62 (.823.22) .17
Pain severity (BPI), mean (SD)f 6.30 (2.87) 5.76 (2.87) 0.10 (1.56 to 1.75)g .91
Pain interference (BPI), mean (SD)f 5.70 (2.98) 4.99 (3.58) 0.30 (1.34 to 1.95)g .72
Past 30-d opioid/stimulant used,f 7.5% 12.0% 0.65 (.152.79) .57
Hazardous alcohol use (AUDIT score ≥8)f 17.9% 10.4% 1.03 (.215.02) .97
HIV virologic control
Undetectable viral load (<200 copies/mL) 86.9% 82.1% 1.21 (.473.09) .69
CD4 count, cells/μL, mean (SD) 568.67 (357.43) 500.48 (316.21) 70.25 (46.76 to 187.25)g .24

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; BPI, Brief Pain Inventory; CI, confidence interval; COMM, Current Opioid Misuse Measure; COT, chronic opioid therapy; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; MEDD, Morphine Equivalent Daily Dose; SD, standard deviation.

a Table presents unadjusted proportions and means.

bAdjusted for stratification variables site (Boston vs Atlanta) and patient volume (1–2, 3–6, 7–11, and ≥12 patients).

cPrimary outcome bolded.

dUnadjusted due to small numbers.

eAdjusted incidence rate ratio.

fSubset of patients, n = 114.

gAdjusted mean difference between arms.