Telehealth Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement vs Usual Care in Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder and Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA psychiatry April 1, 2024 Nina A Cooperman, Shou-En Lu, Adam W Hanley et al. 39 citations
Adding a telehealth mindfulness-based program called Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) to standard methadone treatment reduced the risk of returning to drug use by 42% and the risk of dropping out of methadone treatment by 59% over 16 weeks among people with opioid use disorder and chronic pain. Participants receiving MORE also had fewer days of drug use, better methadone adherence, and greater reductions in pain and depression than those receiving standard care alone. Anxiety did not differ significantly between groups. The findings suggest that telehealth MORE is a feasible and effective supplement to methadone treatment.