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Opioid Partial Agonist

Low-Dose Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder

Phase 4
Recruiting
Led By Benjamin T Hayes, MD, MS, MPH
Research Sponsored by Montefiore Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up at baseline study visit (time zero)
Awards & highlights
Approved for 10 Other Conditions
All Individual Drugs Already Approved
No Placebo-Only Group
Pivotal Trial
Drug Has Already Been Approved

Summary

This trial will test whether low-dose buprenorphine is safe and effective in treating opioid use disorder.

Who is the study for?
Adults over 18 with opioid use disorder who are willing to follow study procedures and can take sublingual medication. They must not be pregnant, lactating, or have cognitive impairments that prevent consent. Participants should not be on other FDA-approved medications for opioid use disorder or have severe mental illness.
What is being tested?
The trial is testing the safety and effectiveness of starting treatment for opioid addiction with a low dose of buprenorphine-naloxone. The goal is to see if this approach helps people manage their condition better than current methods.
What are the potential side effects?
Buprenorphine-naloxone may cause side effects like nausea, headaches, drowsiness, sweating, constipation, and possible allergic reactions in those sensitive to its components.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~8 days
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 8 days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Recruitment Feasibility: Percentage of subjects assessed who enroll in the clinical trial.
Secondary study objectives
Non-prescribed opioid use
Number of participants retained in buprenorphine treatment at 6 weeks
Number of participants who uptake buprenorphine treatment at 2 weeks
+3 more
Other study objectives
Anxiety severity at 1 week
Buprenorphine treatment uptake, clinical visit
Buprenorphine-naloxone (bup-nx) Dose per day
+16 more

Awards & Highlights

Approved for 10 Other Conditions
This treatment demonstrated efficacy for 10 other conditions.
All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.
No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
Pivotal Trial
The final step before approval, pivotal trials feature drugs that have already shown basic safety & efficacy.
Drug Has Already Been Approved
The FDA has already approved this drug, and is just seeking more data.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Low-dose initiationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants randomized to low-dose buprenorphine initiation will start low-dose buprenorphine-naloxone (bup-nx) according to an at-home, 8-day protocol (below). Participants in the low-dose buprenorphine initiation arm will be allowed to continue taking the full opioid agonist that they were taking at the time of enrollment until they reach a therapeutic dose of buprenorphine-naloxone. Day 1: 0.5 mg once; Day 2: 0.5 mg every 12 hours; Day 3: 1 mg every 12 hours; Day 4: 2 mg every 12 hours; Day 5: 3mg every 12 hours; Day 6: 4 mg every 12 hours; Day 7: 6 mg every 12 hours; Day 8: 8 mg every 12 hours
Group II: Treatment as usualActive Control1 Intervention
Participants randomized to treatment as usual will start buprenorphine-naloxone (bup-nx) following standard clinical guidelines for two-day, at-home initiation.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Montefiore Medical CenterLead Sponsor
456 Previous Clinical Trials
588,400 Total Patients Enrolled
Benjamin T Hayes, MD, MS, MPHPrincipal InvestigatorMontefiore Medical Center

Media Library

Buprenorphine-naloxone (Opioid Partial Agonist) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05450718 — Phase 4
Opioid Use Disorder Research Study Groups: Low-dose initiation, Treatment as usual
Opioid Use Disorder Clinical Trial 2023: Buprenorphine-naloxone Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05450718 — Phase 4
Buprenorphine-naloxone (Opioid Partial Agonist) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05450718 — Phase 4
~47 spots leftby Oct 2027