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CompletedNCT01576575Updated Jan 22, 2020Results posted

Buprenorphine Disposition and CYP3A

An interventional study of Buprenorphine Control and Buprenorphine + Rifampin in Healthy, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-01-22.

Sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
21
Ages
18 Years to 50 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

To evaluate role of CYP3A in buprenorphine disposition and effect

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Subjects will be studied during a maximum of seven occasions.

Study drugs are intravenous buprenorphine (0.025-0.2 mg infused over 1 hr) and sublingual buprenorphine (2-4 mg), with 1-3 week washout between sessions.

Sessions 1\&2: Control (no pretreatment) - intravenous and sublingual buprenorphine. Some subjects will only undergo session 1 (IV)

Sessions 3\&4: Liver and gut CYP3A induction (rifampin 600 mg daily), intravenous and sublingual buprenorphine

Session 5: Gut only CYP3A inhibition (grapefruit juice the night before), sublingual buprenorphine

Sessions 6\&7: Liver and gut CYP3A inhibition (ketoconazole 400 mg daily), intravenous and sublingual buprenorphine

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy

Keywords

  • buprenorphine CYP3A
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In context

Lead sponsor

Washington University School of Medicine is the lead sponsor of 1,795 studies on the registry; 271 are open to participants now.

Of its 330 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 216 (65%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 50 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

Each subject must meet all of the following criteria:

  1. Male or non-pregnant female volunteer, 18-50 yr old
  2. Good general health with no known major medical conditions
  3. BMI \< 33
  4. Provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects will not be enrolled if any of the following criteria exist:

  1. Known history of liver or kidney disease
  2. Use of prescription or non-prescription medications, herbals or foods known to be metabolized by or affect CYP3A activity (this includes the use of oral contraceptives).
  3. Females who are pregnant or nursing
  4. Known history of drug or alcohol addiction (prior or present addiction or addiction treatment)
  5. Direct physical access to and routine handling of addicting drugs in the regular course of duty (this is a routine exclusion from studies of drugs with addiction potential)
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
21 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Healthy males and non-pregnant females

    Subjects will be studied during a maximum of seven occasions. Study drugs are intravenous buprenorphine (0.025-0.2 mg infused over 1 hr) and sublingual buprenorphine (2-4 mg), with 1-3 week washout between sessions. Sessions 1\&2: Control (no pretreatment) - intravenous and sublingual buprenorphine. Some subjects will only undergo session 1 (IV) Sessions 3\&4: Liver and gut CYP3A induction (rifampin 600 mg daily), intravenous and sublingual buprenorphine Session 5: Gut only CYP3A inhibition (grapefruit juice the night before), sublingual buprenorphine Sessions 6\&7: Liver and gut CYP3A inhibition (ketoconazole 400 mg daily), intravenous and sublingual buprenorphine

    Drug: Buprenorphine Control · Drug: Buprenorphine + Rifampin · Drug: Buprenorphine + Grapefruit juice · Drug: Buprenorphine + Ketoconazole

Interventions

  • DrugBuprenorphine Control

    Control (no pretreatment) - intravenous and sublingual buprenorphine. Some subjects will only undergo session 1 (IV)

  • DrugBuprenorphine + Rifampin

    Drug pages: Buprenorphine · Rifampin

    Liver and gut CYP3A induction (rifampin 600 mg daily), intravenous and sublingual buprenorphine

  • DrugBuprenorphine + Grapefruit juice

    Drug pages: Buprenorphine · Grapefruit juice

    Gut only CYP3A inhibition (grapefruit juice the night before), sublingual buprenorphine

  • DrugBuprenorphine + Ketoconazole

    Drug pages: Buprenorphine · Ketoconazole

    Liver and gut CYP3A inhibition (ketoconazole 400 mg daily), intravenous and sublingual buprenorphine

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Plasma Cmax of Buprenorphine

    Time frame: 96 hr

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Results

Posted Jan 22, 2020

Participant flow

Buprenorphine Control
Participant flow — Buprenorphine Control
MilestoneHealthy Volunteers
Started21
Completed18
Not completed3
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject3
Buprenorphine + Rifampin
Participant flow — Buprenorphine + Rifampin
MilestoneHealthy Volunteers
Started18
Completed15
Not completed3
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject3
Buprenorphine + Grapefruit
Participant flow — Buprenorphine + Grapefruit
MilestoneHealthy Volunteers
Started15
Completed14
Not completed1
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject1
Buprenorphine + Ketoconazole
Participant flow — Buprenorphine + Ketoconazole
MilestoneHealthy Volunteers
Started14
Completed14
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryPlasma Cmax of Buprenorphine
Time frame:
96 hr

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Collected over Up to 96 hours following dosing. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Control (no Pretreatment)0/21 (0%)0/21 (0%)21/21 (100%)
Liver and Gut CYP3A Induction0/18 (0%)0/18 (0%)15/18 (83.3%)
Gut Only CYP3A Inhibition0/14 (0%)0/14 (0%)14/14 (100%)
Liver and Gut CYP3A Inhibition0/13 (0%)0/13 (0%)13/13 (100%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventControl (no Pretreatment)Liver and Gut CYP3A InductionGut Only CYP3A InhibitionLiver and Gut CYP3A Inhibition
nauseaGastrointestinal disorders12/2113/1811/1412/13
itchGeneral disorders14/2110/1811/148/13
HeadacheNervous system disorders4/212/183/145/13
DizzynessNervous system disorders4/213/181/141/13

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Healthy Volunteers
Mean27 ± 8
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Healthy Volunteers
Female8
Male13
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Study locations

1 site
  • Washington University School of Medicine
    St Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Heel RC, Brogden RN, Speight TM, Avery GS. Buprenorphine: a review of its pharmacological properties and therapeutic efficacy. Drugs. 1979 Feb;17(2):81-110. doi: 10.2165/00003495-197917020-00001. PubMed 378645 ↗
  • Pickworth WB, Johnson RE, Holicky BA, Cone EJ. Subjective and physiologic effects of intravenous buprenorphine in humans. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1993 May;53(5):570-6. doi: 10.1038/clpt.1993.72. PubMed 8491067 ↗
  • Walsh SL, Preston KL, Bigelow GE, Stitzer ML. Acute administration of buprenorphine in humans: partial agonist and blockade effects. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1995 Jul;274(1):361-72. PubMed 7542336 ↗
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Jun 2010, a primary completion of Mar 2014 and a completion of Mar 2014. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

Results were first posted in Jan 2020, 5 years 9 months after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Apr 10, 2012
First posted
Apr 12, 2012
Start
Jun 2010
Primary completionActual
Mar 29, 2014
CompletionActual
Mar 29, 2014
Results first posted
Jan 22, 2020
Last update
Jan 22, 2020
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 22, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01576575
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 12, 2012
Start date
Jun 2010
Primary completion
Mar 29, 2014
Completion
Mar 29, 2014
Results posted
Jan 22, 2020
Last update
Jan 22, 2020

Study contacts

Evan Kharasch, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Washington University School of Medicine

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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