Status:

COMPLETED

Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Dependence

Lead Sponsor:

Yale University

Collaborating Sponsors:

United States Department of Defense

Conditions:

Opioid Dependence

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Buprenorphine/naloxone (BUP/NLX) treatment is effective for the treatment of prescription opioid dependence, previous studies have not determined the optimum dose of BUP/NLX for this patient populatio...

Detailed Description

This is a randomized, open-label clinical trial with approximately 9 Veteran opioid dependent men and women. Veterans were randomized to one of two treatment groups: low dose range of buprenorphine (\...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Males and females between the ages of 18 to 65, current dependence on prescription opioids as evidenced by documented prior treatment for opioid dependence, signs of opiate withdrawal as evidenced by a Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale score of 7 or greater, self-reported history of opioid dependence, and a positive urine toxicology for opiates;
  • willingness to be detoxified from opioids for buprenorphine maintenance ;
  • for women of childbearing age, a negative pregnancy test at screening with agreement to use adequate contraception to prevent pregnancy, with monthly pregnancy tests obtained during study participation.

Exclusion

  • use of heroin for more than 4 days in the past month;
  • lifetime history of opioid dependence due to heroin alone;
  • ever used heroin intravenously;
  • requirement for current ongoing opioid treatment for adequate pain management;
  • current alcohol, benzodiazepine, barbiturate use with physiologic dependence as determined during screening history and physical,
  • serious unstable medical illness including bradycardia or other arrhythmias, major cardiovascular, renal, endocrine, or hepatic disorders for which buprenorphine treatment is contraindicated or which at the determination of the MD is medically dangerous;
  • serious psychiatric illness including psychosis, bipolar disorder with psychosis:
  • or significant current suicidal or homicidal thoughts necessitating a higher level or care;
  • known allergy or intolerance to buprenorphine.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

9 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02187198

Start Date

March 1 2015

End Date

January 1 2023

Last Update

March 10 2023

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VA Connecticut Healthcare System - West Haven Campus

West Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06516