- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04352166
Extended-Release Buprenorphine vs. Sublingual Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Randomized Controlled Trial of Extended-Release Buprenorphine vs. Sublingual Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Patients Using Fentanyl
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Outpatients seeking treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) will be screened, and those eligible and consenting will be randomized (n=40) to either buprenorphine extended-release (BXR, Sublocade) or sublingual buprenorphine (BSL). Randomization will occur in a 1:1 ratio immediately prior to starting the induction process. The primary hypothesis is that BXR treatment will significantly reduce opioid use as compared to BSL. This is a 12 week outpatient trial during which participants will be asked to come into the clinic for the first 4 days of week 1 and then twice weekly there after.
For buprenorphine to be safely administered, participants must be in withdrawal from opioids. Individuals will be instructed to abstain from opioids starting at consent and will usually begin buprenorphine medication within 24 hours of consent. Because HPSO use may lead to a delayed onset of opioid withdrawal syndrome, the first day that buprenorphine is administered may not be up to three days after a participants last opioid use. Whichever day the first dose of BSL is administered will be considered the first day of the induction.
BXR Injection group. There are two dosing schemes for the BXR induction as outlined below:
a) If on any day of the buprenorphine induction a participant demonstrates a high tolerance to buprenorphine by tolerating 24 mg buprenorphine SL in one day, BXR 300 mg may be administered on that study day. This includes participants who on the first day of SL buprenorphine administration tolerate 24 mg. b) If a patient is able to tolerate 16 mg of buprenorphine SL for 2 consecutive days of the induction, BXR 300 mg will be given on the second consecutive day of receiving buprenorphine SL 16 mg. The second injection of BXR 300 mg will be administered approximately 28 days later. The third BXR injection will occur approximately 28 days subsequent to the second injection at a dose of 100 mg.
Maintenance BSL treatment group: Once a participant is able to be stabilized on 16 mg to 24 mg per day during induction they will continue to receive buprenorphine in doses up to 24 mg administered once daily. Dose adjustments for craving/withdrawal/adverse effects will be made by the research psychiatrist. Medication will be dispensed on a weekly basis.
For both study arms participants will be given comfort medications to help manage their withdrawal for the first two weeks of the treatment study as needed. Comfort medications prescribed will be clonidine, clonazepam, prochlorperazine, and zolpidem.
If a participant is not in adequate withdrawal to be able to start sublingual buprenorphine (i.e., they continue to use once enrolled), they will have up to 10 days to initiate the induction for either arm of the study. If a participant is unable to start sublingual buprenorphine within 10 days of signing consent they will be considered an induction fail and will be provided referrals for other treatment options noted in the discontinuation section of the protocol.
At each visit, patients will be seen by the Research Nurse and Research Assistant for assessment of vital signs, side effects and adverse events, collection of urine for toxicology, and research assessments. The research psychiatrist will conduct weekly assessments of the psychiatric and medical status of the study participants. All participants will have a manual-guided supportive behavioral treatment session with the research psychiatrist each week. This psychosocial intervention facilitates compliance with study medication and other study procedures, promotes abstinence from opioids and other substances.
Post-study Assessments and Clinical Follow up: At week 12 (or earlier if the patient is discontinued from the study for clinical reasons or drops out) participants will be provided with clinical referrals for continuation of treatment. Post-study participants will be seen weekly for up to 4 weeks while continuing treatment with buprenorphine. Referrals will be arranged during this period for patients to continue buprenorphine or other appropriate treatment at community-based treatment programs.
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Daniel Brooks, MSW
- Phone Number: 646-774-8181
- Email: daniel.brooks@nyspi.columbia.edu
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Elizabeth Martinez
- Phone Number: 212-923-3031
- Email: elizabeth.martinez@nyspi.columbia.edu
Study Locations
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New York
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New York, New York, United States, 10019
- Nyspi-Stars
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Individuals between the age of 18-65
- Voluntarily seeking treatment for opioid use
- Meets current DSM-5 criteria for Opioid Use Disorder as a primary diagnosis, with at least moderate severity
- Test positive for high potent synthetic opioids (HPSO) use
- Able to provide informed consent and comply with study procedures
Exclusion Criteria:
- 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 treatment within the past 30 days
- Buprenorphine maintenance treatment within the past 30 days
- Known history of allergy, intolerance, or hypersensitivity to candidate medication (buprenorphine)
- Pregnancy, lactation, or failure to use adequate contraceptive methods in female patients; male participants are required to use adequate forms of birth control as the exposure to sublocade on sperm and subsequent fetal development are not known
- 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
- Current physiological dependence on alcohol or sedative-hypnotics that would require a medically supervised detoxification-other substance use diagnoses are not exclusionary
- Individuals, who in the clinicians judgment, have a history of failed trial of buprenorphine or sublocade (e.g., history of severe opioid intoxication or overdoses despite adequate adherence to buprenorphine or sublocade), or other features of the history strongly suggest the patient is not a good candidate for outpatient treatment with buprenorphine.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: extended-release buprenorphine (BXR)
Three extended-release buprenorphine (BXR) injections to be administered roughly 28 days apart.
The first and second injection will be 300 mg and the third will be 100 mg.
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Three monthly injections will be provided during the course of the 12 week trial.
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: sublingual buprenorphine (BSL)
sublingual buprenorphine (BSL) up to 24 mg will be administered once daily for 12 weeks or length of study participation.
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On a weekly basis patients will be provided with sublingual buprenorphine to take up to 24 mg daily.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Days of opioid use per week
Time Frame: up to 12 weeks
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Days of opioid use per week as measured by the timeline follow-back method and confirmed by urine toxicology.
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up to 12 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: frances r levin, md, New York State Psychiatric Institute
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimated)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Mental Disorders
- Chemically-Induced Disorders
- Narcotic-Related Disorders
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Opioid-Related Disorders
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Central Nervous System Depressants
- Peripheral Nervous System Agents
- Analgesics
- Sensory System Agents
- Analgesics, Opioid
- Narcotics
- Narcotic Antagonists
- Buprenorphine
Other Study ID Numbers
- 7963
- R21DA049037 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
IPD Sharing Time Frame
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type
- STUDY_PROTOCOL
- SAP
- ICF
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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