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An Open-Label Pilot Study of Sublocade as Treatment for Opiate Use Disorder

An Open-Label Pilot Study of Sublocade as Treatment for Opiate Use Disorder

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03861338
Enrollment
11
Registered
2019-03-04
Start date
2019-03-01
Completion date
2020-02-28
Last updated
2021-03-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Opioid-use Disorder

Keywords

opioid use disorder, sublocade, buprenorphine

Brief summary

The proposed study is a 12-week, open-label pilot study of sublocade (extended-release burprenorphine, BXR) as treatment for opiate use disorder (OUD) testing positive for Highly Potent Synthetic Opioids (HPSO). The investigators plan to enroll 10 participants into the study.

Detailed description

This is an open-label, uncontrolled pilot study. Outpatients seeking treatment for Opiate Use Disorder (OUD) will be screened, and those eligible who are positive for fentanyl analogues at screening will be consented and inducted onto sublingual buprenorphine (target dose 16mg to 24mg). On the fourth day after starting the buprenorphine induction, participants will receive sublocade (BXR) 300mg by subcutaneious injection. Participants will be seen twice per week for urine collection for toxicology and research assessments and will have Medication Management counseling weekly during one of these visits. BXR will be administered monthly and dosing will be according to the FDA prescribing instructions of 300mg for the second dose and 100mg for the third.

Interventions

The monthly Sublocade buprenorphine extended-release (BXR) injection will be administered in two doses (100 mg and 300 mg). Following a 4 day induction onto oral buprenorphine, the first 300 mg injection of Sublocade will be administered. A second 300 mg Sublocade injection will be administered 1 month later and the third and final monthly injection of 100 mg of Sublocade will be administered 2 months post the successful buprenorphine induction.

Sponsors

New York State Psychiatric Institute
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

open label pilot for sublocade

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Individuals between the ages of 18-65 * Voluntarily seeking treatment for opioid use * Meets current DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) criteria for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) as a primary diagnosis, with at least moderate severity * Test positive for Highly Potent Synthetic Opioids (HPSO) use * Able to provide informed consent and comply with study procedures

Exclusion criteria

* Meets DSM-5 criteria for substance use disorder other than opioid as the primary diagnosis * Having a comorbid psychiatric diagnosis that might interfere with participation or make participation hazardous, such as an active psychotic disorder or current suicide risk * Methadone maintenance treatment * Buprenorphine maintenance treatment * Known history of allergy, intolerance, or hypersensitivity to candidate medication (buprenorphine) * Pregnancy, lactation, or failure to use adequate contraceptive methods in female patients, male participants are required to use adequate forms of birth control as the exposure to Sublocade on sperm and subsequent fetal development are not known. * Unstable medical conditions, which might make participation hazardous such as uncontrolled hypertension (blood pressure \>150/100), acute hepatitis, uncontrolled diabetes, or elevated liver function tests (AST (aspartate transaminase) and ALT (alanine aminotransferase) \>3 times the upper limit of normal * Legally mandated to substance use disorder treatment * Current physiological dependence on alcohol or sedative-hypnotics that would require a medically supervised detoxification-other substance use diagnoses are not exclusionary * Individuals, who in the clinicians judgment, have a history of failed trial of buprenorphine or sublocade (e.g. history of severe opioid intoxication or overdoses despite adequate adherence to buprenorphine or sublocade), or other features of the history that strongly suggest the patient is not a good candidate for outpatient treatment with buprenorphine.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Sublocade InductionStudy week 1Number of participants successfully inducted onto Sublocade (BXR)

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

10 of the 11 enrolled participants initiated the oral Buprenorphine induction process. 1 participant did not initiate the induction process following consent.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Sublocade
Sublocade buprenorphine extended-release (BXR) injection, 300 mg and 100 mg Sublocade: The monthly Sublocade buprenorphine extended-release (BXR) injection will be administered in two doses (100 mg and 300 mg). Following a 4 day induction onto oral buprenorphine, the first 300 mg injection of Sublocade will be administered. A second 300 mg Sublocade injection will be administered 1 month later and the third and final monthly injection of 100 mg of Sublocade will be administered 2 months post the successful buprenorphine induction.
10
Total10

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicSublocade
Age, Continuous37.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.2
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
4 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
6 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
3 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
10 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
9 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 10
other
Total, other adverse events
9 / 10
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 10

Outcome results

Primary

Sublocade Induction

Number of participants successfully inducted onto Sublocade (BXR)

Time frame: Study week 1

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
SublocadeSublocade Induction10 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026