Status:

COMPLETED

Medical Management of Sleep Disturbance During Opioid Tapering

Lead Sponsor:

Johns Hopkins University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Opioid Dependence

Opioid Withdrawal

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate whether a dual orexin-receptor antagonist approved by the FDA for sleep disturbance, suvorexant (SUVO; Belsomra), will increase total sleep time in patients with opioid use di...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aged 18 years old and above
  • Meets Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 criteria for OUD with evidence of physical dependence on opioids, and seeking treatment to stop using illicit opioids.
  • Provides a urine sample that tests positive for opioids.
  • Willing to comply with the study protocol.
  • Have no clinically significant chronic medical or surgical disorders or conditions that are judged by the investigators to prevent participation.

Exclusion

  • Seeking or currently enrolled in methadone or buprenorphine maintenance treatment for OUD
  • Pregnant or breast feeding
  • Have evidence of physical dependence on alcohol or benzodiazepines that requires medical detoxification
  • Have a known allergy to the study medications
  • Past 30-day prescribed use of suvorexant or benzodiazepines for the indication of insomnia
  • Current use of a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) or Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor for depression or insomnia, or other medications that are contraindicated with suvorexant
  • Current narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome or sleep paralysis
  • High risk for current sleep apnea
  • Current major depressive disorder
  • Past year suicidal behavior
  • Severe hepatic or renal impairment
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \>3x ULN
  • Total bilirubin \>2x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)
  • Creatinine \>1.5x ULN
  • Have circumstances that would interfere with study participation (e.g., impending jail)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 10 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03789214

Start Date

July 1 2019

End Date

June 10 2021

Last Update

August 8 2022

Active Locations (1)

Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.

Page 1 of 1 (1 locations)

1

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224