View clinical trials related to Opioid-Related Disorders.
Filter by:The objective of the current research is to improve treatment for injection opioid users by augmenting pharmacotherapy with an innovative text-messaging strategy to promote relapse prevention skills, reduce HIV-risk behaviors, and improve HIV treatment regimen adherence.
To address the question of the comparison of two courses of Vivitrol with differing lengths in 130 HIV negative, consenting, opioid addicted patients who have completed inpatient treatment. Participants will be randomized under double blind conditions to a 24 or 48-week course of pharmacotherapy, along with bi-weekly drug counselling, over 48 weeks, with follow-ups at weeks 60 and 72. The 24-week cohort will receive Vivitrol placebo injections in weeks 24 to 48.
The purpose of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of clomiphene citrate compared to placebo (substance without active medication) in men who are taking pain medication (opioids) for chronic pain conditions and who have low blood testosterone levels. The condition of men having low testosterone with long-term pain medication (opioid) usage is called opioid-induced androgen deficiency (OPIAD). Low testosterone can be caused by pain medication effects on part of the brain (hypothalamic-pituitary axis) which ultimately result in decreased testosterone production by the testes. Typical symptoms of low testosterone (hypogonadism) may include decreased muscle mass, increased fat, osteoporosis, anemia, erectile dysfunction, delayed ejaculation. In addition, men with low testosterone may experience decreased attention, and decreased libido, fatigue, and depressed mood. Few studies have looked at hormonal changes caused by long-term opioid usage in men. Clomiphene citrate, a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) oral medication which inhibits estrogen effects (feedback) on the brain, has been identified by prior studies to raise testosterone in men with low testosterone (due to reasons other than chronic pain medication). Clomiphene citrate is also known to lead to increased sperm production in men with low testosterone unlike testosterone topical or injection medications. Although clomiphene citrate has been studied in hypogonadal men with beneficial outcomes and minimal side effects, no group has previously studied clomiphene citrate as treatment in patients with OPIAD.
To evaluate the tolerability, acceptability and potential effect size of the efficacy of 4 months of atomoxetine treatment for patients with co-occurring ATS and heroin dependence (COATS) receiving buprenorphine maintenance treatment (BMT) and educational drug and HIV risk reduction counseling (EDRC).
The purpose of this study is to look at the efficacy and safety for lofexidine hydrochloride, an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist under development for the treatment of acute withdrawal from short-acting opioids. The study takes place in 2 parts: a 7-day inpatient double-blind treatment portion where subjects will be randomly assigned to one of three doses of study medication (2.4 mg total daily dose of lofexidine, 3.2 mg total daily dose of lofexidine, or placebo) followed by an optional open-label treatment period where subjects will be inpatient or outpatient and receive lofexidine at variable dosing for up to an additional 7 days. The Investigator hypothesizes that subjects will achieve maximum treatment effect with tolerable side effects at the 3.2 mg total daily dose and that both the 3.2 mg and 2.4 total daily doses will show better efficacy over placebo in treating symptoms of acute opioid withdrawal.
The purpose of the study was to assess the efficacy of induction treatment with buprenorphine/naloxone (BNX) sublingual tablet s compared with induction treatment with buprenorphine only. The hypothesis is that starting directly on OX219 works equally well (e.g. not significantly worse) as starting on buprenorphine only and switching to OX219 on Day 3.
The aim of this study is to determine the current prevalence of co-addictions, including problem/pathological gambling, in patients receiving Opiate Substitution Treatment (OST), and to then compare patients receiving OST with or without a co-addiction (excluding tobacco dependence) in order to determine their clinical profile. In addition, an ancillary study to be carried out only among those patients receiving methadone, will aim to etablish whether a low plasma concentration of methadone, on the one hand, and an ultrarapid metabolizer genetic profile, on the other, are the characteristics most commonly associated with the presence of co-addictions. This will allow us to complete patient's pharmacological characterization.
This is a randomized, 4-sequence, 2-period, double-blind, placebo controlled study in male and female subjects with an American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of cocaine abuse.
The proposed work addresses critical health and public safety issues in the U.S. and in Wisconsin: the intersection of addiction and crime and the prevention of associated individual and public health complications. The results will provide justification for the expanded involvement of primary care in the treatment of substance-related disorders (opioid dependence in particular) and the prevention of their complications. As such, the project answers to federal calls for the expansion of substance abuse treatment into primary care settings and to objectives within the Alcohol and Drug Focus Area of Healthiest Wisconsin 2020.
The goal of this project is to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of using remote compliance monitoring in buprenorphine (Suboxone®) treatment for opiate dependence. To that end, 10 opiate dependent subjects will be recruited through the University of Pennsylvania's Treatment Research Center, an outpatient substance abuse treatment facility. All subjects will receive buprenorphine (Suboxone®) (16 mg/day, adjusted as needed according to individual requirements).