ALK21-004: Single-dose Opiate Challenge of Medisorb® Naltrexone

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This was a Phase 2, multicenter, randomized, double-blind pilot study in opioid-using adults to assess the presence, duration, and degree of opiate blockade as well as the safety and tolerability of Medisorb® naltrexone (VIVITROL®). Subjects were randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive a single gluteal intramuscular (IM) injection of Medisorb naltrexone 75, 150, or 300 mg.

Clinical Trial Description

Potential subjects were screened within 21 days prior to dosing of study drug (Medisorb naltrexone or placebo) on Day 0. Screening evaluations included a baseline hydromorphone challenge session in which increasing doses of hydromorphone (0 mg [placebo], 3 mg, 4.5 mg, and 6 mg) were administered at hourly intervals to produce a cumulative dose-response curve. Throughout the 4-hour challenge period, subject-rated measures (Visual Analog Scale [VAS] questions) and physiological measures (ie, pupil size) were recorded.

As a safety measure, at least 7 days after the baseline hydromorphone challenge, a naloxone challenge was performed followed by a 1-day oral naltrexone tolerability assessment. On Day 0, eligible subjects were administered a single dose of study drug. To assess the level of opiate blockade and surmountability attributable to Medisorb naltrexone, experimental hydromorphone challenge sessions were conducted postdose at Days 7, 14, 21, 28, 42, and 56, with a single placebo hydromorphone challenge administered at a randomly selected visit. Pupil size was measured 15 minutes prior to the first hydromorphone dose and at 15, 30, 45, and minutes after each ascending hydromorphone/placebo for hydromorphone dose. Blood samples for measurement of naltrexone and 6B-naltrexol were obtained at screening and before hydromorphone/placebo administration on Days 7, 14, 21, 28, 42, and 56.

Subjects were monitored for safety through Day 56. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Pharmacodynamics Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT01218984
Study type	Interventional
Source	Alkermes, Inc.
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	Phase 2
Start date	March 2002
Completion date	May 2003

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ALK21-004: Single-dose Opiate Challenge of Medisorb® Naltrexone (VIVITROL®) in Adults Who Use Opioids

Clinical Trial Summary

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