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TerminatedNCT03113409Updated Mar 2, 2022Results posted

Buprenorphine as Adjunct to Outpatient Induction Onto Vivitrol

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of Buprenorphine and Naltrexone in Opioid-use Disorder, sponsored by New York State Psychiatric Institute. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-03-02.

Sponsored by New York State Psychiatric Institute · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
no funding available to continue
Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study will enroll 30 opioid-dependent participants into an open-label pilot outpatient study of methods to facilitate induction and stabilization onto XR-NTX. There will be three different methods of XR-NTX induction using increasing doses of oral naltrexone and buprenophine.

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Procedure 1: 5-day induction with increasing doses of oral naltrexone. Participants will receive XR-NTX on day five together with buprenorphine, and will continue receiving buprenorphine for 4 weeks until they receive 2nd XR-NTX dose.

Procedure 2: 10-day induction with buprenorphine administered daily and increasing daily doses of oral naltrexone beginning on day 2 . On day 10 participants will receive XR-NTX dose, and another one 4 weeks later. No buprenorphine will be given beyond day 10.

Procedure 3: 10-day induction with buprenorphine administered daily and increasing daily doses of oral naltrexone beginning on day 2 . On day 10 participants will receive XR-NTX dose, and another one 4 weeks later. Buprenorphine will continue for 4 weeks until the 2nd XR-NTX dose.

All participants will receive weekly therapy with a study psychiatrist. All participants will receive open-label medication.

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Conditions studied

  • Opioid-use Disorder

Keywords

  • Outpatient detoxification
  • Opioid dependence
  • Naltrexone
  • Vivitrol
  • Buprenorphine
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In context

Opioid-Related Disorders

1,411 studies on the registry are indexed under Opioid-Related Disorders; 290 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 10 is below the median of 63 across 1,123 interventional studies indexed under Opioid-Related Disorders.

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Lead sponsor

New York State Psychiatric Institute is the lead sponsor of 425 studies on the registry; 26 are open to participants now.

Of its 50 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 45 (90%) 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 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age 18-60.
  2. Meets DSM-5 criteria for current opioid use disorder (moderate-severe) of at least six months duration, supported by urine toxicology OR COWS score > or =6 OR Naloxone Challenge.
  3. Voluntarily seeking treatment for opioid dependence.
  4. In otherwise good health based on complete medical history and physical examination within normal ranges (AST or ALT \< 3 times normal). )
  5. Able to give written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Methadone maintenance treatment or regular use of illicit methadone (> 30 mg per week).
  2. Maintenance on, or regular use of buprenorphine or other long-acting narcotic agonists.
  3. Pregnancy, lactation, or failure in a sexually active woman to use adequate contraceptive methods.
  4. Active medical illness which might make participation hazardous, such as untreated hypertension, acute hepatitis with AST or ALT > 3 times normal, AIDS (CD4 count under 200 currently or medically ill with an opportunistic infection), unstable diabetes.
  5. Active psychiatric disorder which might interfere with participation or make participation hazardous, including DSM-5 Schizophrenia or any psychotic disorder, severe Major Depressive Disorder, or suicide risk or 1 or more suicide attempts within the past year.
  6. Physiologically dependent on alcohol or sedative- hypnotics with impending withdrawal. Other substance use diagnoses are not exclusionary.
  7. History of allergic or adverse reaction to buprenorphine, naltrexone, naloxone, clonidine, or clonazepam.
  8. Chronic organic mental disorder (e.g. AIDS (CD4 count under 200 currently or medically ill with an opportunistic infection) dementia).
  9. History of accidental drug overdose in the last 3 years as defined as an episode of opioid-induced unconsciousness or incapacitation, whether or not medical treatment was sought or received.
  10. Painful medical condition that requires ongoing opioid analgesia or anticipated surgery necessitating opioid medications.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
10 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Procedure 1

    Procedure 1: 5-day induction with increasing doses of oral naltrexone. Participants will receive XR-NTX on day five together with buprenorphine, and will continue receiving buprenorphine for 4 weeks until they receive 2nd XR-NTX dose.

    Drug: Buprenorphine · Drug: Naltrexone · Drug: Vivitrol

  • Experimental
    Procedure 2

    Procedure 2: 10-day induction with buprenorphine administered daily and increasing daily doses of oral naltrexone beginning on day 2 . On day 10 participants will receive XR-NTX dose, and another one 4 weeks later. No buprenorphine will be given beyond day 10.

    Drug: Buprenorphine · Drug: Naltrexone · Drug: Vivitrol

  • Experimental
    Procedure 3

    Procedure 3: 10-day induction with buprenorphine administered daily and increasing daily doses of oral naltrexone beginning on day 2 . On day 10 participants will receive XR-NTX dose, and another one 4 weeks later. Buprenorphine will continue for 4 weeks until the 2nd XR-NTX dose.

    Drug: Buprenorphine · Drug: Naltrexone · Drug: Vivitrol

Interventions

  • DrugBuprenorphine

    Buprenorphine will be administered daily

  • DrugNaltrexone

    On study day 2, participants will receive increasing doses of oral naltrexone prior to administration of XR-NTX

  • DrugVivitrol

    Participants will receive one 380 i.m. injection on Study day 5 or 10, and another injection 4 weeks later.

    Also known as: XR-NTX

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Patients Who Receive the Second Injection of XR-NTX.

    Percentage of patient who initiated Procedure 1 and completed the study receiving the 2nd injection of XR-NTX

    Time frame: 4 weeks after 1st injection

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Results

Posted Mar 2, 2022

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneProcedure 1Procedure 2Procedure 3
Started1000
Completed500
Not completed500
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject500

Outcome measures

PrimaryPercentage of Patients Who Receive the Second Injection of XR-NTX.

Percentage of patient who initiated Procedure 1 and completed the study receiving the 2nd injection of XR-NTX

Time frame:
4 weeks after 1st injection
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Percentage of Patients Who Receive the Second Injection of XR-NTX.
ParticipantsProcedure 1
Percentage of Patients Who Receive the Second Injection of XR-NTX.6

Adverse events

Collected over 8 weeks. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Procedure 10/10 (0%)0/10 (0%)0/10 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Procedure 1
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years10
>=65 years0
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Procedure 1
Mean34.5 (24 to 55)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Procedure 1
Female3
Male7
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Procedure 1
Hispanic or Latino2
Not Hispanic or Latino8
Unknown or Not Reported0
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Procedure 1
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American3
White3
More than one race2
Unknown or Not Reported2
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Procedure 1
United States10
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Study locations

1 site
  • New York State Psychiatric Institute
    New York, New York 10032, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Study protocol · Jun 25, 2018
  • Statistical analysis plan · Jan 10, 2018

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 2, 2022, 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
NCT03113409
Lead sponsor
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Responsible party
Adam Bisaga (Research Psychiatrist, New York State Psychiatric Institute) — Principal investigator
First posted
Apr 13, 2017
Start date
Jun 1, 2017
Primary completion
Dec 1, 2020
Completion
Dec 1, 2020
Results posted
Mar 2, 2022
Last update
Mar 2, 2022

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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