Effect of Fruit Smoothie Supplementation on Psychological Distress Among People Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

324 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-04-07

Study Completion Date

2025-03-15

Brief Summary

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Background: People with substance use disorders generally have poor diets including limited intake of fruit and vegetables. Evidence shows substantial health benefits from increasing fruit and vegetable consumption on a variety of indicators and possibly also psychological distress. A pilot study has indicated that supplementation with fruit smoothie could be promising also among people receiving opioid agonist therapy (OAT) for opioid dependence. FruktBAR will compare the efficacy of fruit smoothie supplementation within the OAT clinics compared to standard treatment.

Study design: FruktBAR is a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. The trial will recruit approximately 230 patients receiving OAT in Bergen and Stavanger, Norway.

Intervention: The intervention involves daily supplementation with 250 ml fruit smoothie. The main endpoints are 16 weeks after intervention initiation. Participants will be included and followed up during and after intervention.

Study population: The target group will be patients with opioid dependence receiving OAT from involved outpatient clinics in Bergen and Stavanger.

Expected outcome: This study will inform on the relative advantages or disadvantages of a fruit supplementation in addition to the current medically and psychologically oriented treatment of people receiving opioid agonist therapy. If the supplementation is found to be safe and efficacious, it can be considered for further scale-up.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Substance-Related Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants randomised to the intervention arm will receive a 250 ml fruit smoothie as diet supplement for 20 weeks in addition to the regular OAT clinic follow-up. The fruit smoothies will be marketed products including combinations of the following fruits: apple, pineapple, mango, bananas, orange, blueberries, passion fruit, coconut, lime, and blackcurrant. The participants will receive a mixture of different smoothie types with the option of removing alternatives based on preferences. Fruit smoothie products will come in plastic bottles and will be delivered directly to the participants on a weekly basis. Each participant will receive a total of seven smoothie bottles per week with an oral agreement with each participant to consume one of these per day. Delivery of fruit smoothie will generally be given in parallel with delivery of OAT medication.

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Even though complete blinding is regarded as difficult and infeasible, patients will be informed of the follow-up they will receive but not on other follow-up alternatives that are used or the exact hypotheses for the study. Outcomes assessor will be blinded.

Study Groups

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Fruit smoothie

Participants randomised to the intervention arm will receive a 250 ml fruit smoothie as diet supplement for 20 weeks in addition to the regular OAT clinic follow-up. The fruit smoothies will be marketed products including combinations of the following fruits: apple, pineapple, mango, bananas, orange, blueberries, passion fruit, coconut, lime, and blackcurrant. The participants will receive a mixture of different smoothie types with the option of removing alternatives based on preferences. Fruit smoothie products will come in plastic bottles and will be delivered directly to the participants on a weekly basis. Each participant will receive a total of seven smoothie bottles per week with an oral agreement with each participant to consume one of these per day. Delivery of fruit smoothie will generally be given in parallel with delivery of OAT medication.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fruit smoothie

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Participants randomised to the intervention arm will receive a 250 ml fruit smoothie as diet supplement for 20 weeks in addition to the regular OAT clinic follow-up. The fruit smoothies will be marketed products including combinations of the following fruits: apple, pineapple, mango, bananas, orange, blueberries, passion fruit, coconut, lime, and blackcurrant. The participants will receive a mixture of different smoothie types with the option of removing alternatives based on preferences. Fruit smoothie products will come in plastic bottles and will be delivered directly to the participants on a weekly basis. Each participant will receive a total of seven smoothie bottles per week with an oral agreement with each participant to consume one of these per day. Delivery of fruit smoothie will generally be given in parallel with delivery of OAT medication.

Standard

Participants randomised to standard treatment will receive regular OAT clinic follow-up without added supplementation.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Fruit smoothie

Participants randomised to the intervention arm will receive a 250 ml fruit smoothie as diet supplement for 20 weeks in addition to the regular OAT clinic follow-up. The fruit smoothies will be marketed products including combinations of the following fruits: apple, pineapple, mango, bananas, orange, blueberries, passion fruit, coconut, lime, and blackcurrant. The participants will receive a mixture of different smoothie types with the option of removing alternatives based on preferences. Fruit smoothie products will come in plastic bottles and will be delivered directly to the participants on a weekly basis. Each participant will receive a total of seven smoothie bottles per week with an oral agreement with each participant to consume one of these per day. Delivery of fruit smoothie will generally be given in parallel with delivery of OAT medication.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Receiving OAT from an included outpatient clinic with outpatient follow-up on weekly basis
* Having fruit and vegetable intake below 3 portions per day (assessed at screening)
* Confirming interest in participating in diet intervention (criteria specified)
* Giving informed consent