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Buprenorphine (BUP) is FDA-approved for the treatment of opioid withdrawal and opioid use disorder. Few ED providers have received the necessary DEA registration (aka X waiver) required to prescribe BUP, and urgent appointments to continue ongoing BUP treatment may not be readily available, thus leading to medication discontinuity. A loading dose induction strategy with 32mg of BUP may help effectively link ED patients to outpatient treatment while minimizing known barriers to ED uptake. Administering a "loading dose" of BUP to saturate mu-opioid receptors would extend the duration of action and provide additional time to secure ongoing treatment. Further, BUP's ceiling effect on respiratory depression makes it a remarkably safe drug even at high doses. In recent years, ED providers have begun to incorporate this approach into clinical protocols, however, it has not been formally studied in this clinical setting. The investigator's study represents the necessary step of studying this novel approach in the ED setting to define the parameters for clinical protocols and large-scale studies.


Clinical Trial Description

A novel induction strategy, in which a loading dose of Buprenorphine (BUP) 32mg is administered, has the potential to mitigate barriers to treatment initiation. ED providers can treat patients with BUP for opioid withdrawal since DEA registration (X-waiver) is not required unless they wish to issue a prescription. Current BUP induction protocols, developed for inpatient and ambulatory care settings as well as for unobserved self- administration via prescription, usually recommend a first day dose of 8mg given in divided doses of 2- 4mg. However, patients discharged with ≤ 8mg SL total dose may experience return of withdrawal symptoms and/or opioid craving within only 4 hours.Treatment with a loading dose of 32mg in the ED may provide the necessary bridge treatment, relieving symptoms of withdrawal until a patient is able to attend a follow up appointment for further treatment. ;


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NCT number NCT04283500
Study type Interventional
Source NYU Langone Health
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
Start date November 1, 2020
Completion date February 25, 2023

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