Efficacy And Safety Of An Innovative Treatment Of Opiate Use Disorders

May 22, 2021 updated by: MindLight, LLC

A Project to Test The Efficacy And Safety Of An Innovative Treatment Of Opiate Use Disorders

Investigators will test, for safety and efficacy, a novel treatment for opiate addiction that applies a 4-minute treatment of intense near infra-red light to stimulate a side of the brain that the investigators determine to be healthier, more mature, and less traumatized. Investigators will compare an active and a sham treatment given twice weekly for 4-weeks. Investigators hope this will lead to a significant weapon in the battle against the opioid epidemic as well as lead to psychological and physiological insights into possible relations among trauma, cerebral laterality, and addiction.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This project is to demonstrate that a novel treatment for opiate addiction is safe and far superior to a sham comparison treatment. The treatment is hoped to significantly aid in the battle against the opioid epidemic that is ravaging much of the country and the world. The treatment consists of using a 4-minute application of transcranial photobiomodulation, near infra-red mode, through a supra-luminous LED, to one side of the forehead over the brain hemisphere that we determine (through a proprietary test) to have a more positive emotional valence. Based on preliminary data, we anticipate that the treatment will be very effective in reducing drug cravings, anxiety, and depression as well as in reducing relapses. Aim I will offer twice-weekly treatments to two groups, active and sham, for 4-weeks and will look specifically for differences in opioid cravings, anxiety, depression, and opioid use. The investigators will evaluate participants weekly for safety and efficacy for 3-weeks post-treatment. In Aim II a highly-regarded product engineer will work with the company to design a marketable product that may have patentable elements.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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39

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Belmont, Massachusetts, United States, 02478
        • Mclean Hospital
      • Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, United States, 02461
        • MindLight, LLC

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • all patients must between the ages of 18 and 70
  • meet criterion for a history of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) on a Diagnostic Interview.
  • have opioid cravings
  • Enrollment will be made without regard to gender or ethnicity.
  • Patients who are receiving treatment for OUD or other psychiatric disorders, either psychological or pharmacological treatments, may continue their treatment during the time of the study but will be asked to try not to alter their treatment from the onset of the experiment until its conclusion. The statistical analysis will include covariates for doses of buprenorphine and methadone and use of non-prescribed opioids

Exclusion Criteria:

  • past history of a psychotic disorder (including schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder)
  • history of violent behavior
  • history of a past suicide gesture or attempt, a history of current suicidal ideation, *history of a neurological condition (e.g. epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke), *pregnancy
  • current acute or chronic medical condition requiring a medication that has psychological side-effects.
  • impaired decision-making capacity in the judgment of the investigators.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Active Comparator: Reduction in opioid cravings and use
These participants will receive twice-weekly transcranial photobiomodulation with and 810 nm LED for 4 min for a delivery to the brain of 2.1 J/cm2. The treatment will last 4 weeks. We anticipate a 60% reduction in opioid cravings in this group. We anticipate a reduction of at least 1.6 days of use per week on average.
Device: supra-luminous LED
810 nm light-emitting diode for the delivery of 2.1 J/cm2 to the brain.
Other Names:
  • unilateral trancranial photobiomodulation, near-infrared mode
Placebo Comparator: Small reduction in opioid cravings and use
Sham condition.
Device: Sham
Light-emitting diode covered with aluminium foil

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Opioid Craving Scale
Time Frame: One year
a published 3 question scale of opioid cravings. Each question asks the patient to rate his opioid cravings at the present time from 0 (none) to 9 (extreme). We use the average of the scores of the 3 questions. A low score is best.
One year
Change in Opioid drug use
Time Frame: One year
TimeLine FollowBack method, measures the daily amount of opioid drug use (mg's of pills or grams used) for the period between observations.
One year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Patient reports of opioid use by TimeLine FollowBack method
Time Frame: One year
patient reports supported by urine drug screens and a drug hair test at the end of the study
One year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
MindLight, LLC

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Mclean Hospital

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Fredric Schiffer, MD, MindLight, LLC
  • Principal Investigator: Martin Teicher, MD, PhD, McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
November 12, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
March 30, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
March 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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September 25, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 7, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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April 9, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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May 25, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 22, 2021

Last Verified

Last Verified

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May 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • R43DA050358 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • 1R43DA050358-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Without any identifying participant information, study data may be shared at the investigator's discretion.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

upon completion of the study

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

Investigators will not share any individual participant identifying data. Each participant will be given a participant number and this number will be shared with the participant's data. All participant data will be shared but without any participant, personal identifying data.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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