Status:

COMPLETED

Lofexidine for Management of Opioid Withdrawal With XR-NTX Treatment

Lead Sponsor:

New York State Psychiatric Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

USWM, LLC (dba US WorldMeds)

Conditions:

Opioid-use Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is an open-label pilot trial to evaluate the safety and tolerability of lofexidine in the management of opioid withdrawal symptoms while initiating outpatient treatment with naltrexone. The initi...

Detailed Description

This is an open-label pilot trial to evaluate the safety and tolerability of lofexidine in the management of opioid withdrawal symptoms while initiating outpatient treatment with naltrexone. Lofexidin...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Individuals between the ages of 18-60
  • Meets DSM-5 criteria of current opioid use disorder present for at least six months, supported by a positive urine for opioids on day of consent
  • Seeking treatment for opioid use disorder
  • Capable of giving informed consent and complying with study procedures
  • History of opioid withdrawal

Exclusion

  • Meets DSM-5 criteria for substance use disorder other than opioid as the primary diagnosis
  • Having a comorbid psychiatric diagnosis that might interfere with participation or make participation hazardous, such as an active psychotic disorder or current suicide risk
  • Methadone maintenance or long-acting agonist (buprenorphine) treatment -Buprenorphine maintenance treatment
  • Known history of allergy, intolerance, or hypersensitivity to candidate medication
  • Pregnancy, lactation, or failure to use adequate contraceptive methods in female patients
  • Unstable medical conditions, which might make participation hazardous such as uncontrolled hypertension (blood pressure \>150/100), acute hepatitis, uncontrolled diabetes, or elevated liver function tests (AST and ALT \>3 times the upper limit of normal)
  • Legally mandated to substance use disorder treatment
  • Currently physiological dependence on alcohol or sedative-hypnotics that would require a medically supervised detoxification-other substance use diagnoses are not exclusionary
  • Painful medical condition that requires ongoing opioid analgesia or anticipated surgery necessitating opioid medications (Clinical interview; psychiatrist)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 29 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04056182

Start Date

September 1 2019

End Date

January 29 2021

Last Update

December 9 2021

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STARS/NYSPI-Columbia University

New York, New York, United States, 10019