Outcome measures in the inhaling and injecting RCT.
| Inhaling | Injecting | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methadone alone (n = 139) | Methadone plus heroin (n = 117) | ARR (95% CI) | Methadone alone (n = 98) | Methadone plus heroin (n = 76) | ARR (95% CI) | |
| *Sustained responders were people who achieved a positive response before the 12 month assessment and remained responders throughout the trial. | ||||||
| Completed 12 months treatment (%) | 121 (87) | 80 (68) | 18.7 (8.8 to 28.6) | 83 (85) | 55 (72) | 12.3 (0.2 to 24.5) |
| Response rated ITT (%) | 37 (27) | 58 (50) | 22.8 (11.0 to 34.6) | 31 (31) | 42 (56) | 24.3 (9.6 to 39.0) |
| Sustained* response at 12 months (%) | 6 (4) | 26 (22) | 17.9 (9.7 to 26.1) | 11 (12) | 19 (25) | 13.1 (1.5 to 24.7) |