Extended-release Injectable Buprenorphine for Individuals at High Risk of Overdose (FASTER-BUP)

Pilot Study to Assess the Feasibility, Efficacy and Safety of Extended-release Injectable Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Among Individuals at High Risk of Overdose

This pilot study will evaluate the feasibility and clinical utility of extended-release injectable buprenorphine (XR-BUP) for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) among individuals at high-risk for overdose (OD).

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Opioid Overdose; Opioid-Use Disorder

Detailed Description

FASTER-BUP is a 24-week observational pilot study evaluating the feasibility and clinical utility of XR-BUP (brand name: Sublocade) for the treatment of OUD among individuals at high-risk of OD. Forty participants with moderate to severe OUD starting treatment with XR-BUP as part of standard of care will be followed.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 40

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Piper Dickhout, BSc; Phone Number: 604-364-7006; Email: piper.dickhout@bccsu.ubc.ca

Study Locations

• Canada
  • British Columbia
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6Z 1Y6
      • Recruiting
      • Rapid Access Addiction Clinic (RAAC), St. Paul's Hospital
      • Contact: Piper Dickhout, BSc; Phone Number: 604-364-7006; Email: piper.dickhout@bccsu.ubc.ca
      • Sub-Investigator: Seonaid Nolan, MD

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 17 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Approximately 40 eligible participants are planned to be enrolled into the study. Interested individuals must meet all of the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria to be eligible for the study.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Participants must meet ALL the following criteria to be eligible to participate for the study:

1. Be above 19 years of age;
2. Be diagnosed with moderate or severe OUD as evidenced by their approval for treatment with XR-BUP (Sublocade);
3. Be at high-risk for recurrent overdose, defined as having experienced a recent non-fatal overdose within the past 6 months (e.g., admission to the emergency department for an overdose OR self-reported OD that required Naloxone administration OR had an overdose where an ambulance arrived at the scene);
4. Have a new prescription for XR-BUP, but have not yet initiated treatment;
5. Be able and willing to follow study procedures;
6. Be able to provide adequate locator information (e.g., phone number and at least one emergency contact);
7. Be able and willing to provide written informed consent;
8. Be able to understand, communicate and speak with the research staff. Non-English speaking individuals will require a translator to be present during all study visits and during all study activities. The translator will be independent (e.g., not known to the participant to prevent the risk for coercion or misrepresentation).

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants will be excluded from the study if ANY of the following criteria are met:

1. Be on OAT other than buprenorphine/naloxone in the 7 days prior to screening;
2. Be on a stable buprenorphine/naloxone dose for more than 27 days prior to screening;
3. Use of an investigational drug in the 30 days prior to screening;
4. Incarcerated, pending legal action or other reasons that might prevent completion of the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Sublocade; The only group consists of participants with moderate to severe OUD who will be starting treatment with extended-release injectable buprenorphine as part of standard of care. While individual treatment regimens may vary, these will often consist of 2 once-monthly 300 mg subcutaneous injections followed by 4 once-monthly 100 mg subcutaneous injections. However, participants may receive once-monthly 300 mg subcutaneous injections in place of 100 mg subcutaneous injections for as many months as is deemed necessary by their prescribing physician.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of XR-BUP injections received	The primary outcome for this study will be retention in treatment, defined as having received the six scheduled XR-BUP injections and completed the EOS/Early Termination visit.	24 weeks
Proportion of treatment-engaged visits per participant	Proportion of treatment-engaged visits per participant will be calculated as the number of received XR-BUP injections divided by the number of scheduled injections (i.e., six).	24 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of opioid free weeks	Suppression of illicit opioid use will be measured as the percentage of opioid-free weeks during the active treatment period (Visit 2 to Visit 8), using a combination of Urine Drug Test (UDT) results and self-reported illicit opioid use.	24 weeks
Safety monitoring	Descriptive statistics will be used for all safety analysis variables. No formal inferential tests will be performed on safety data. The incidence of all AEs will be summarized by body system, severity, seriousness, and relationship to the study drug using MedDRA. SAEs will be tabulated by patient. Descriptive statistics will be reported for injection site grading.	24 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: BC Centre on Substance Use
• Collaborators: Indivior Inc.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: M. Eugenia Socias, MD, MSc., Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 17, 2022
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): October 17, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): October 17, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 2, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 22, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): March 25, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 17, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 16, 2022
• Last Verified: November 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders; Narcotic-Related Disorders; Opioid-Related Disorders; Drug Overdose; Opiate Overdose
• Other Study ID Numbers: BCCSU-004

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: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No