A Phase 1 interventional study of Placebo and Oxycodone HCl in Opioid Use, Substance Use Disorders and Opioid Analgesia, sponsored by Christopher D. Verrico. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 55 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-28.
Sponsored by Christopher D. Verrico · Phase 1, Interventional, and Other
The purpose of this study is to understand how kratom affects people. In this study, kratom will be compared with another substance and a placebo (an inactive substance). Researchers will also study how the substances move through and affect the body. This includes examining how the body absorbs, processes, and eliminates the drug (pharmacokinetics), as well as how the drug affects the body and how it may make you feel (pharmacodynamics). The information collected will help researchers better understand the effects and potential risks of kratom.
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Female subjects must have a negative serum pregnancy test at time of screening and negative urine pregnancy test upon admission. In addition, female subjects must meet one of the following conditions:
Male subjects must agree to the following from Day 1 until 9 months after receiving the study medication:
Plus, either:
Exclusion Criteria:
Placebo: A single dose of placebo to match kratom (over-encapsulated placebo in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
Drug: Placebo
Active Control: A single 30 mg dose of oxycodone (1 X 30 mg tablet over-encapsulated placebo in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
Drug: Oxycodone HCl
Kratom: A single 4 g dose of kratom (in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
Drug: Kratom 4g
Kratom: A single 8 g dose of kratom (in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
Drug: Kratom 8g
Kratom: A single 12 g dose of kratom (in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
Drug: Kratom 12g
Kratom: A single 16 g dose of kratom (in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
Drug: Kratom 16g
Placebo: A single dose of placebo to match kratom (over-encapsulated placebo in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
Active Control: A single 30 mg dose of oxycodone (1 X 30 mg tablet over-encapsulated placebo in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
Kratom: A single 8 g dose of kratom (in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
Kratom: A single 12 g dose of kratom (in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
Kratom: A single 16 g dose of kratom (in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
Kratom: A single 4 g dose of kratom (in 32 opaque 00 capsules) will be administered orally.
Drug Liking Visual Analog Scale
The primary endpoint of this study will be maximum (peak) effect (Emax) over 24 hours for Drug Liking ("at this moment"), assessed on a bipolar (0 to 100 points) visual analog scale (VAS).
Time frame: From Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
Overall Drug Liking Visual Analog Scale
Overall drug liking of the study products will be assessed 12 and 24 hours following each dose in the Treatment phase. VAS assessments will be scored on a 100-point scale, where a rating of "0" reflects the complete absence of a subjective effect while a rating of "100" reflects the maximum presence of a subjective effect.
Time frame: From Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
Take Drug Again Visual Analog Scale
Take Drug Again will be assessed 12 and 24 hours following each dose in the Treatment phase. VAS assessments will be scored on a 100-point scale, where a rating of "0" reflects the complete absence of a subjective effect while a rating of "100" reflects the maximum presence of a subjective effect.
Time frame: From Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
Pharmacokinetic (PK)- maximum observed concentration (Cmax)
Pharmacokinetic parameters of kratom alkaloids include maximum observed concentration (Cmax).
Time frame: Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
Safety- Adverse Events
Endpoints will include a summary of the incidence of adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), as well as descriptive summary and statistics of the safety parameters.
Time frame: Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
Pharmacokinetic (PK)- time of last measurable observed concentration (Tlast)
Pharmacokinetic parameters of kratom alkaloids include time of last measurable observed concentration (Tlast).
Time frame: Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
Pharmacokinetic (PK)- area under the curve from time 0 to the last measurable observed concentration (AUC0-T)
Pharmacokinetic parameters of kratom alkaloids include the area under the curve from time 0 to the last measurable observed concentration (AUC0-T).
Time frame: Treatment Week 1 to Treatment Week 8
Plan to share: No
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