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CompletedNCT03447743Updated Mar 27, 2023Results posted

Re-entry XR-NTX for Rural Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder

An Early Phase 1 interventional study of XR-NTX community location in Opioid Dependence, sponsored by Michele Staton. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-03-27.

Sponsored by Michele Staton · Early Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
9
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The overall aim of this R34 proposal is to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and short-term outcomes associated with an innovative service delivery model to increase adherence to extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) during the transition from jail to the community for rural individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). The significance of this study is grounded in the public health emergency associated with the opioid epidemic in rural Appalachia, the increased vulnerability of rural individuals with OUD, and the dearth of available and accessible evidence-based treatment in the region. This study has potential to make a significant contribution to the OUD treatment field by advancing knowledge on innovative service delivery models to increase access to evidence-based treatment to reduce the prevalence of opioid use disorders and related health disparities among hard-to-reach, high-risk, underserved populations.

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The overall aim of this R34 proposal is to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and short-term outcomes associated with an innovative service delivery model to increase adherence to extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) during the transition from jail to the community for rural individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). The significance of this study is grounded in the public health emergency associated with the opioid epidemic in rural Appalachia, the increased vulnerability of rural individuals with OUD, and the dearth of available and accessible evidence-based treatment in the region. This R34 has potential to make a significant contribution to the OUD treatment field by advancing knowledge on innovative service delivery models to increase access to evidence-based treatment to reduce high-risk opioid use and related health disparities among hard-to-reach, high-risk, underserved populations. The study will be accomplished through two specific aims: (1) Adapt XR-NTX services for use in community supervision (P\&P) offices to increase adherence during re-entry from jail for rural individuals with OUD. (2) A small scale pilot will be conducted to examine feasibility, acceptability, and short-term outcomes of the adapted protocol on XR-NTX adherence and relapse to opioid use. Rural justice-involved individuals on community supervision with OUD will be invited to initiate XR-NTX and continue injections for up to three months in the community. If this study establishes feasibility of this innovative community-based treatment model for XR-NTX in a rural, underserved area, findings will be used to develop an R01 application to test the approach in a larger RCT during community re-entry from jail among high-risk rural individuals with OUD in Appalachia. The long-term goal of this research is to increase access to evidence-based treatment for OUD among high-risk, underserved populations.

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Conditions studied

  • Opioid Dependence
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In context

Opioid-Related Disorders

1,439 studies on the registry are indexed under Opioid-Related Disorders; 291 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 9 is below the median of 62 across 1,145 interventional studies indexed under Opioid-Related Disorders.

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Lead sponsor

Michele Staton is the lead sponsor of 6 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Meets criteria for opioid use disorder
  • Anticipated release date within 30 days
  • Opioid free
  • Not currently in methadone or buprenorphine trial
  • No serious medical or psychiatric condition
  • Willingness to enroll in the trial

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Positive study pregnancy test
  • Abnormal liver function tests (5X upper limits of normal)
  • Chronic pain conditions that require opioid therapies
  • Untreated medical or psychiatric disorder
  • Suicidal ideation
  • BMI > 40
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Study design

Phase
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
9 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    XR-NTX services as usual

    Participants will receive on-going XR-NTX injections in a local community clinic

    Drug: XR-NTX community location

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Study Enrollment

    Study enrollment is defined as the number of participants who initiate XR-NTX.

    Time frame: 3 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Opioid Relapse

    The short-term outcome of interest includes any relapse to opioid use (any use of opioids by self-report and urine drug screen; continuous measure of number of days of use).

    Time frame: 3 months

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Results

Posted Mar 27, 2023
Limitations and caveats
* Number of individuals re-entering the community onto supervision in the specified county * Overall small sample size that was able to be recruited * COVID-19 (coronavirus) shut down recruiting in criminal justice settings for part of the study period

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneExtended Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX) Services as Usual
Started9
Completed2
Not completed7
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject2
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up3
Withdrew: Adverse event1
Withdrew: Did not meet criteria to continue1

Outcome measures

PrimaryStudy Enrollment

Study enrollment is defined as the number of participants who initiate XR-NTX.

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Study Enrollment
ParticipantsXR-NTX Services as Usual
Study Enrollment7
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Opioid Relapse

The short-term outcome of interest includes any relapse to opioid use (any use of opioids by self-report and urine drug screen; continuous measure of number of days of use).

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Opioid Relapse
ParticipantsXR-NTX Services as Usual
Number of Participants With Opioid Relapse3

Adverse events

Collected over 3 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
XR-NTX Services as Usual0/9 (0%)1/9 (11.1%)0/9 (0%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventXR-NTX Services as Usual
HospitalizationHepatobiliary disorders1/9
HospitalizationInjury, poisoning and procedural complications1/9

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Extended Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX) Services as Usual
Mean36.1 (22 to 52)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Extended Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX) Services as Usual
Female0
Male9
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Extended Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX) Services as Usual
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American0
White9
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Extended Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX) Services as Usual
United States9
Ever Been in a Substance Use Treatment Program
Ever Been in a Substance Use Treatment Program(Participants)Extended Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX) Services as Usual
Count of participants5
Ever Prescribed Medication for Opioid Use Disorder
Ever Prescribed Medication for Opioid Use Disorder(Participants)Extended Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX) Services as Usual
Count of participants4
Ever Injected any Drug
Ever Injected any Drug(Participants)Extended Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX) Services as Usual
Count of participants8
Ever Overdosed
Ever Overdosed(Participants)Extended Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX) Services as Usual
Count of participants6
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Study locations

1 site
  • University of Kentucky
    Lexington, Kentucky 40536, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and informed consent form · Nov 7, 2022

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

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Sep 2019 to primary completion in Mar 2022, 29 months.

Results were first posted in Mar 2023, 1 year after primary completion.

Of 52 non-industry phase 1 interventional studies under Opioid-Related Disorders, half reached primary completion within 27 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 15 and three quarters within 47. This study's 29 months is close to that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 75 studies reached it within 20 months; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 34.

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

Registered
Feb 20, 2018
First posted
Feb 27, 2018
StartActual
Sep 11, 2019
Primary completionActual
Mar 9, 2022
CompletionActual
Mar 9, 2022
Results first posted
Mar 27, 2023
Last update
Mar 27, 2023
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 Mar 27, 2023, 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
NCT03447743
Lead sponsor
Michele Staton
Responsible party
Michele Staton (Associate Professor, University of Kentucky) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Feb 27, 2018
Start date
Sep 11, 2019
Primary completion
Mar 9, 2022
Completion
Mar 9, 2022
Results posted
Mar 27, 2023
Last update
Mar 27, 2023

Study contacts

Michele Staton, PhD
principal investigator · University of Kentucky

Oversight

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