Buprenorphine Dosing Interval - 5

This study has been completed.

First Received: September 20, 1999 Last Updated: August 16, 2005 History of Changes

Sponsor:	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Information provided by:	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00000209

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility of extending the dosing interval of well maintained buprenorphine patients to 48 and 72 hours, leading to eventual 3 times/week dosing.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Opioid-Related Disorders	Drug: Buprenorphine	Phase II

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Single Blind, Placebo Control
Official Title:	Buprenorphine Dosing Interval

Resource links provided by NLM:

Drug Information available for: Buprenorphine Buprenorphine hydrochloride

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):

Primary Outcome Measures:

Drug use
Withdrawal symptoms
Opiate and cocaine craving

Estimated Enrollment:	0
Study Start Date:	November 1992

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	21 Years to 50 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

M/F ages 21-50. Opiate dependence according to DSM-IV critera. Self-reported use within the last 30 days. Agreeable to conditions of study and signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

Psychiatric disorder that requires medication therapy. History of seizures. Pregnant and/or nursing women. Dependence on ETOH or benzodiazepines or other sedative-hynotics. Acute hepatitis. Other medical conditions that deem participation to be unsafe.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00000209

Locations

United States, California
Friends Research Institute
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90025

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Walter Ling, M.D.

Friends Research Institute, Inc.

More Information

Publications:

1) Buprenorphine as a pharmacotherapy for opiate addiction. What dose provides a therapeutic response? (An J Add 1996; 5(3): 220-222). (1) Buprenorphine as a pharmacotherapy for opiate addiction. What dose provides a therapeutic response? (An J Add 1996; 5(3):220-222).

Study ID Numbers:	NIDA-06082-5, R18-06082-5
Study First Received:	September 20, 1999
Last Updated:	August 16, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00000209 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Narcotic Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Central Nervous System Depressants
Disorders of Environmental Origin
Narcotics
Opioid-Related Disorders
Pharmacologic Actions
Buprenorphine

Mental Disorders
Sensory System Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Substance-Related Disorders
Analgesics
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Central Nervous System Agents
Analgesics, Opioid

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