Evaluation of the Safety and Effects of Psychoactive Substances in People With Past Opioid Use
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Enrollment
Phase
Phase
- Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
Study Contact
- Name: Adetola Vaughan, MA Psychology
- Phone Number: 226134 713-791-1414
- Email: avaughan@bcm.edu
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Christopher D Verrico, PhD Pharmacology
- Phone Number: 226020 713-791-1414
- Email: verrico@bcm.edu
Study Locations
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Texas
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Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
- Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
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Contact:
- Christopher D Verrico, PhD Pharmacology
- Phone Number: 226020 713-791-1414
- Email: verrico@bcm.edu
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Contact:
- Adetola O Vaughan, MA Psychology
- Phone Number: 226134 713-791-1414
- Email: avaughan@bcm.edu
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- English-speaking, 18- to 55-year-old males or females.
Female subjects must have a negative serum pregnancy test at time of screening and negative urine pregnancy test upon admission. In addition, female subjects must meet one of the following conditions:
- Is a woman of non-childbearing potential defined as no menses for at least 12 months with status confirmed by FSH and estradiol levels at screening or surgically sterile at screening visit OR
- Is a woman of childbearing potential and using a contraceptive method that is highly effective, with a failure rate of <1%, from Screening until 9 months after receiving the study medication. The investigator should evaluate the potential for contraceptive method failure (e.g., noncompliance, recently initiated) in relationship to the dose of study intervention.
Male subjects must agree to the following from Day 1 until 9 months after receiving the study medication:
• Not donate fresh unwashed semen
Plus, either:
- Be abstinent from heterosexual intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle (abstinent on a long term and persistent basis) and agree to remain abstinent OR
- Use a male condom and should also be advised of the benefit for a female partner to use a highly effective method of contraception as a condom may break or leak when having sexual intercourse with a woman of childbearing potential who is not currently pregnant.
- Use a male condom when engaging in any activity that allows for passage of ejaculate to another person
- Physically healthy, as determined by a clinical interview with a physician, laboratory tests (urinalysis, blood chemistry, 12-lead ECG), physical examination, and self-reported medical history.
- No current or past diagnosis of severe mental illness, as determined by a clinical interview.
- Clinical laboratory test results (CMP, CBC, etc.) must be within the normal reference range or with acceptable deviations that are judged to be not clinically significant by a study physician.
- Have a history of self-reported recreational opioid use as defined by at least 10 times in the past year and at least once in the 12 weeks before screening.
- Able and willing to give signed informed consent, reliable, and willing to make themselves available for the study's duration and follow study procedures.
- Agree not to consume any recreational drugs during the study (THC is excluded).
- Able to perform study procedures as determined by clinical judgment.
- Able to meet eligibility requirements of the Qualification Phase (i.e., drug discrimination) and Naloxone Challenges.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Seeking treatment for a substance or alcohol use disorder as determined by self-report during the intake interview.
- Current or past diagnosis of opioid use disorder or other substance use disorder (SUD) within the past year, excluding THC and nicotine-containing products. With regard to marijuana/THC, an individual must be able to tolerate 48 hours of abstinence from marijuana/THC products.
- History of opioid overdose.
- Using medication or supplements that might interact with kratom or oxycodone as determined by self-report during intake interview.
- Treatment with any investigational drug during the last 30 days.
- Participants on parole or probation.
- Currently pregnant or trying to conceive or currently lactating as determined by blood pregnancy testing at screening, urine pregnancy testing at admission, and self-reporting during interview and study visits.
- Current or recent history of significant violent or suicidal behavior or suicidal/homicidal risk as determined by the C-SSRS.
- Sensitivity, allergy, or contraindications/allergies to kratom, opioids, or similar compounds.
- Use prescription or nonprescription drugs and dietary supplements within seven days or five half-lives (whichever is longer) that, in the opinion of the study clinician may interfere with the investigational product.
- Positive urine drug screen (UDS) for substances of abuse at each admission in the Qualification and Treatment phases, excluding tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). If a participant presents with a positive UDS excluding THC at any admission or any visit, the investigator, at their discretion, may reschedule a repeat of UDS until the UDS is negative, excluding THC, before the participant is permitted to participate in any phase of the study.
- Positive alcohol breathalyzer test at each admission in the Qualification and Treatment Phase.
- History of sensitivity to heparin or heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
- Has not donated blood or plasma within the last six weeks.
- Has a history of increased intracranial pressure or brain tumors.
- Has gastrointestinal obstruction, including paralytic ileus.
- Has a history of seizure disorders.
- Has a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or cor pulmonale.
- Has a history of anemia or any other significant hematologic disorder.
- Has a condition or abnormality that, in the opinion of the PI or Study Physician, would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data.
- Has a major surgery planned within the next 6 months.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Other
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
- Masking: Triple
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Treatment Sequence A
Placebo: A single dose of placebo to match kratom (over-encapsulated placebo in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
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Placebo: A single dose of placebo to match kratom (over-encapsulated placebo in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
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Experimental: Treatment Sequence D
Kratom: A single 8 g dose of kratom (in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
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Kratom: A single 8 g dose of kratom (in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
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Experimental: Treatment Sequence E
Kratom: A single 12 g dose of kratom (in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
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Kratom: A single 12 g dose of kratom (in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
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Experimental: Treatment Sequence F
Kratom: A single 16 g dose of kratom (in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
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Kratom: A single 16 g dose of kratom (in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
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Active Comparator: Treatment Sequence B
Active Control: A single 30 mg dose of oxycodone (1 X 30 mg tablet over-encapsulated placebo in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
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Active Control: A single 30 mg dose of oxycodone (1 X 30 mg tablet over-encapsulated placebo in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
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Active Comparator: Treatment Sequence C
Kratom: A single 4 g dose of kratom (in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
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Kratom: A single 4 g dose of kratom (in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Drug Liking Visual Analog Scale
Time Frame: From Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
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The primary endpoint of this study will be maximum (peak) effect (Emax) over 24 hours for Drug Liking ("at this moment"), assessed on a bipolar (0 to 100 points) visual analog scale (VAS).
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From Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Overall Drug Liking Visual Analog Scale
Time Frame: From Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
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Overall drug liking of the study products will be assessed 12 and 24 hours following each dose in the Treatment phase.
VAS assessments will be scored on a 100-point scale, where a rating of "0" reflects the complete absence of a subjective effect while a rating of "100" reflects the maximum presence of a subjective effect.
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From Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
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Take Drug Again Visual Analog Scale
Time Frame: From Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
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Take Drug Again will be assessed 12 and 24 hours following each dose in the Treatment phase.
VAS assessments will be scored on a 100-point scale, where a rating of "0" reflects the complete absence of a subjective effect while a rating of "100" reflects the maximum presence of a subjective effect.
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From Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
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Pharmacokinetic (PK)- maximum observed concentration (Cmax)
Time Frame: Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
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Pharmacokinetic parameters of kratom alkaloids include maximum observed concentration (Cmax).
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Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
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Safety- Adverse Events
Time Frame: Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
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Endpoints will include a summary of the incidence of adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), as well as descriptive summary and statistics of the safety parameters.
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Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
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Pharmacokinetic (PK)- time of last measurable observed concentration (Tlast)
Time Frame: Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
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Pharmacokinetic parameters of kratom alkaloids include time of last measurable observed concentration (Tlast).
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Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
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Pharmacokinetic (PK)- area under the curve from time 0 to the last measurable observed concentration (AUC0-T)
Time Frame: Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
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Pharmacokinetic parameters of kratom alkaloids include the area under the curve from time 0 to the last measurable observed concentration (AUC0-T).
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Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Collaborators
Collaborators
Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Christopher D Verrico, PhD Pharmacology, Baylor College of Medicine
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Estimated)
Study Start
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Primary Completion
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
First Posted
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Posted
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Mental Disorders
- Chemically-Induced Disorders
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Heterocyclic Compounds
- Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring
- Alkaloids
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
- Polycyclic Compounds
- Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings
- Morphinans
- Opiate Alkaloids
- Heterocyclic Compounds, Bridged-Ring
- Phenanthrenes
- Morphine Derivatives
- Codeine
- Oxycodone
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- H-56391
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
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