ALK21-006EXT: Long-term Safety of Medisorb® Naltrexone (VIVITROL®) in Alcohol- or Opioid-dependent Adults (Extension of Study ALK21-006 [NCT01218997])

Alcoholism Clinical Trial

Official title: An Open-Label, Multi-Center Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety of Medisorb® Naltrexone

Status Terminated

Clinical Trial Summary

This was a multicenter extension of Alkermes' Study ALK21-006 (NCT01218997) designed to assess the long-term safety of repeat monthly doses of naltrexone long-acting injection. All subjects received open-label Medisorb® naltrexone 380 mg (VIVITROL®).

Planned treatment duration was up to 3 years. Alkermes terminated the study for business purposes in December 2006. The median duration of treatment among all subjects in this extension study was 43 weeks.

Clinical Trial Description

From the date of successful completion of Study ALK21-006 (base study [NCT01218997])), all subjects, including those who received oral naltrexone during the base study, were given the option to enroll in this extension study.

Study investigators ensured that subjects were opioid-free and did not demonstrate evidence of withdrawal prior to administration of VIVITROL therapy. If the investigator suspected recent clinically significant opioid use, a naloxone challenge test was performed. The naloxone challenge was not performed in a subject presenting clinical signs or symptoms of opioid withdrawal or in a subject whose urine contained opioids. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcoholism
• Opiate Dependence

• NCT number: NCT00156936
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Alkermes, Inc.
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: August 2004
• Completion date: January 2007