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- Clinical Trial NCT04199728
Use of a GLP-1R Agonist to Treat Opioid Use Disorder
March 4, 2024 updated by: Scott C Bunce, PhD, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
This research is being done to find out if liraglutide (brand name is Saxenda®) can safely and effectively reduce craving for opioids in patients with opioid use disorder, a primary factor contributing to early relapse.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The rationale for the proposed research is to develop an acute intervention that can improve treatment outcomes in opioid use disorder (OUD) by reducing craving, a primary factor contributing to early relapse.
Although liraglutide was approved for human use in 2010, there are no data testing the effectiveness in patients with an OUD.
The objective of the proposed research is to test whether treatment with a GLP-1R agonist can reduce craving in humans with OUD.
Understanding how a 'satiety' agent may affect craving and brain responses to drug cues in an OUD population would provide entirely novel information.
If liraglutide shows a trend towards efficacy, and safety of the GLP-1R agonist is demonstrated in this population, it would provide an indication to run the second phase, multi-center clinical trial of GLP-1R agonist in OUD patients.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
27
Phase
- Phase 2
- Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Contact
- Name: Dora Hunter
- Phone Number: 343298 717-531-0003
- Email: dhunter2@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Study Locations
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Pennsylvania
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Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
- Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 to 75 years
- Diagnosed with an OUD seeking treatment at Caron Treatment Centers (CaronTC) and planning on being enrolled in a residential treatment plan for a minimum of 4 weeks
- Women of childbearing potential must consent to use a medically accepted method of birth control or to abstain from sexual intercourse while in the study
- Able and willing to provide informed consent prior to any study-related activities
- Must be able to read and communicate in English sufficiently to complete all study requirements, including EMA
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age < 18 or > 75 years
- Women who are pregnant, planning pregnancy, breastfeeding, or unwilling to use adequate contraceptive measures
- History of angioedema, serious hypersensitivity reaction, or anaphylactic reaction to liraglutide or another glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP1R) agonist
- Personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2) or thyroid nodule
- Type I diabetes or history of diabetic ketoacidosis
- Type II diabetes mellitus
- Hypoglycemia on intake visit (blood glucose < 70 mg/dL)
- End-stage renal failure on dialysis or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) <30mL/min per 1.73 square meters or previous renal transplant
- Severe hepatic impairment (AST or ALT levels > 3 times upper limit of normal range) or previous liver transplant
- Current or past diagnosis of pancreatitis, gastroparesis, or other severe gastrointestinal disease
- Current or past diagnosis of gallbladder disease or gallstones
- Serious cardiovascular disease within the past 6 months (e.g. uncontrolled hypertension, heart failure, significant cardiac arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, presence of angina pectoris, symptomatic coronary artery disease, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, second- or third-degree heart block, mitral valve or aortic stenosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, stroke)
- Severe co-occurring psychiatric disorder (e.g., bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, schizophrenia) that would, in the opinion of the Principle Investigator or study physician, interfere with participating in the study, such as if the patient needs a higher or different level of care and is going to be transferred out of Caron.
- Suicidal ideation within the past 1 month, or history of suicide attempts within the past 1 year, unless participation is cleared by clinician assessment and/or judgement.
- Treatment with any investigational drug in the one-month preceding the study
- Previous randomization for participation in this trial
- Abnormal physical exam findings, vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature), EKG measurements, and safety lab values that are deemed clinically significant by study physician
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: Quadruple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Investigational group
Participants randomized to liraglutide will be started at a low dose (0.6 mg once per day) which will be gradually increased until 1.8 mg/day is reached for the 3-dose intervention and 3 mg/day is reached for the 5-dose intervention.
Liraglutide will be administered by injection pen.
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Liraglutide will be provided using an injection pen provided by the manufacturer
Other Names:
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Placebo Comparator: Control group
Participants in the control group will have placebo administered by injection pen following the same low dose titration to 3.0 mg once per day.
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Placebo injection pen
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in self-reported cue-elicited drug craving as measured by visual analog scale (VAS)
Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1), End of the target drug dose (Day 19) [and additionally until Day 31 for 5-dose intervention])
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Scores are measured on a 0-100 point VAS, where 0= no craving, 100= maximum craving.
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Baseline (Day 1), End of the target drug dose (Day 19) [and additionally until Day 31 for 5-dose intervention])
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Change in ambient drug craving over time as measured by visual analog scale (VAS)
Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1), then four (4) times per day on the following days: Days 2-3; Days 6-9; Days 12-15; Days 18-21
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Scores are measured on a 0-100 point VAS, where 0= no craving, 100= maximum craving.
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Baseline (Day 1), then four (4) times per day on the following days: Days 2-3; Days 6-9; Days 12-15; Days 18-21
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in blood pressure
Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1); beginning of each study drug dose (Days 2, 8, 14, 19, 20, 26, and 31); and end of rebound follow-up (Day 21 [Day 33 for 5-dose intervention])
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Blood pressure measurements in mmHg.
Both systolic and diastolic pressures will be assessed during the study period.
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Baseline (Day 1); beginning of each study drug dose (Days 2, 8, 14, 19, 20, 26, and 31); and end of rebound follow-up (Day 21 [Day 33 for 5-dose intervention])
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Change in heart rate
Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1); beginning of each study drug dose (Days 2, 8, 14, 19, 20, 26, and 31); and end of rebound follow-up (Day 21 [Day 33 for 5-dose intervention])
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Heart rate measurements in beats per minute.
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Baseline (Day 1); beginning of each study drug dose (Days 2, 8, 14, 19, 20, 26, and 31); and end of rebound follow-up (Day 21 [Day 33 for 5-dose intervention])
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Change in respiratory rate
Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1); beginning of each study drug dose (Days 2, 8, 14, 19, 20, 26, and 31); and end of rebound follow-up (Day 21 [Day 33 for 5-dose intervention])
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Respiratory rate in breaths per minute.
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Baseline (Day 1); beginning of each study drug dose (Days 2, 8, 14, 19, 20, 26, and 31); and end of rebound follow-up (Day 21 [Day 33 for 5-dose intervention])
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Absolute change in body weight
Time Frame: Daily, from Days 1 to 21 [Days 1- 33 for 5-dose intervention])
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Body weight will be measured in kilograms (kg).
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Daily, from Days 1 to 21 [Days 1- 33 for 5-dose intervention])
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Percent change in body weight
Time Frame: Daily, from Days 1 to 21 [Days 1- 33 for 5-dose intervention])
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Body weight will be measured in kilograms (kg) and change will measured in %.
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Daily, from Days 1 to 21 [Days 1- 33 for 5-dose intervention])
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Fasting blood samples for fructosamine
Time Frame: Days 2 and 19 (and additionally at Day 31 for 5-dose intervention]
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Fructosamine is measured in mmol/L
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Days 2 and 19 (and additionally at Day 31 for 5-dose intervention]
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Fasting blood samples for A1c
Time Frame: Days 2 and 19 (and additionally at Day 31 for 5-dose intervention]
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A1c is measured in mmol/mol
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Days 2 and 19 (and additionally at Day 31 for 5-dose intervention]
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Frequency of adverse events (AE) and serious adverse events (SAE)
Time Frame: Days 1-21 [Days 1-33 for 5-dose intervention]), and at 30 days post-intervention (Day 49 [Day 61 for 5-dose intervention]).
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Adverse events will only include those that are determined to be related to the study drug.
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Days 1-21 [Days 1-33 for 5-dose intervention]), and at 30 days post-intervention (Day 49 [Day 61 for 5-dose intervention]).
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in blood oxygenation level response to visual opioid drug cues in prefrontal cortex using Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRs)
Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1) to end of the target drug dose (Day 19 [additionally Day 31 for 5-dose intervention])
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fNIRs measures regional cerebral oxygenation saturation (%).
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Baseline (Day 1) to end of the target drug dose (Day 19 [additionally Day 31 for 5-dose intervention])
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Rebound change in ambient drug craving over time as measured by visual analog scale (VAS)
Time Frame: From end of rebound follow up (Day 21 [Day 33 for 5-dose intervention]) to baseline (Day 1) and to end of the target drug dose (Day 19 [Day 31 for 5-dose intervention])
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Scores are measured on a 0-100 point VAS, where 0= no craving, 100= maximum craving.
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From end of rebound follow up (Day 21 [Day 33 for 5-dose intervention]) to baseline (Day 1) and to end of the target drug dose (Day 19 [Day 31 for 5-dose intervention])
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Rebound change in blood pressure
Time Frame: From end of the target drug dose (Day 19 [Day 31 for 5-dose intervention]) to rebound follow up (Day 21 [Day 33 for 5-dose intervention]).
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Blood pressure measurements in mmHg.
Both pressures will be assessed during the study period.
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From end of the target drug dose (Day 19 [Day 31 for 5-dose intervention]) to rebound follow up (Day 21 [Day 33 for 5-dose intervention]).
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Rebound change in heart rate
Time Frame: From end of the target drug dose (Day 19 [Day 31 for 5- dose intervention]) to rebound follow up (Day 21 [Day 33 for 5-dose intervention]).
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Heart rate measurements in beats per minute
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From end of the target drug dose (Day 19 [Day 31 for 5- dose intervention]) to rebound follow up (Day 21 [Day 33 for 5-dose intervention]).
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Rebound change in respiratory rate
Time Frame: From end of the target drug dose (Day 19 [Day 31 for 5- dose intervention]) to rebound follow up (Day 21 [Day 33 for 5-dose intervention])
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Respiratory rate in breaths per minutes.
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From end of the target drug dose (Day 19 [Day 31 for 5- dose intervention]) to rebound follow up (Day 21 [Day 33 for 5-dose intervention])
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Long-term change in HbA1c
Time Frame: From Day 2 to end of the target drug dose (Day 19 [Day 31 for 5-dose intervention])
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A1c is measured in %.
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From Day 2 to end of the target drug dose (Day 19 [Day 31 for 5-dose intervention])
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Long-term change in fructosamine levels
Time Frame: From Day 2 to end of the target drug dose (Day 19 [Day 31 for 5-dose intervention])
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Fructosamine measured in mmol/L.
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From Day 2 to end of the target drug dose (Day 19 [Day 31 for 5-dose intervention])
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Scott Bunce, PhD, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
October 18, 2021
Primary Completion (Actual)
September 13, 2023
Study Completion (Actual)
September 13, 2023
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
December 12, 2019
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
December 12, 2019
First Posted (Actual)
December 16, 2019
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
March 5, 2024
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
March 4, 2024
Last Verified
March 1, 2024
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Mental Disorders
- Chemically-Induced Disorders
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Narcotic-Related Disorders
- Opioid-Related Disorders
- Hypoglycemic Agents
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Hormones
- Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Incretins
- Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists
- Liraglutide
Other Study ID Numbers
- 13559
- 1UG3DA050325-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
Yes
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