Status:

RECRUITING

An Innovative Intervention for OUD Treatment

Lead Sponsor:

Johns Hopkins University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Opioid-Related Disorders

Opioid Dependence

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The Bridge Device (BD) is a neuromodulator medical device that has been cleared by the FDA for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) treatment. Importantly, medical devices reviewed by the FDA are cleared (based ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age between 18 and 65 years old
  • Meets Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5 criteria for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) (moderate or severe) based upon Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)
  • Provides a urine sample that tests positive for opioids during screening or have evidence of opioid withdrawal
  • Be in good general health based on a physical examination, medical history, vital signs, and screening urine and blood tests
  • No significant psychiatric illnesses besides OUD
  • Seeking treatment to stop using illicit 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

  • Pregnant or breast feeding
  • Receiving opioid agonist treatment
  • Significant medical illness (e.g., insulin dependent diabetes)
  • Significant psychiatric illness (e.g., schizophrenia)
  • Use of medical cannabis
  • Contraindications for use of the Bridge Device, morphine, lofexidine or naloxone (e.g., hemophilia, psoriasis and other skin conditions, a cardiac pacemaker)
  • Have evidence of physical dependence on alcohol or benzodiazepines that requires medical detoxification
  • Hypotension (diastolic blood pressure of less than 60 mm Hg or systolic blood pressure of less than 90 mm Hg on screening examination)
  • Prolonged corrected QT interval interval on screening ECG (defined as \>0.44 seconds for males and \>0.46 seconds for females)
  • Hepatic or renal impairment, as indicated by the following lab results at the screening session:
  • Aspartate aminotransferase or alanine transaminase \>3x upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Total Bilirubin \>2x ULN.
  • Creatinine \>1.5x ULN.
  • Treatment with a strong 2D6 inhibitor (e.g., paroxetine, thioridazine, cinacalcet, bupropion, methotrimeprazine, fluoxetine, midostaurin, propafenone, glycerol phenylbutyrate, halofantrine, cisapride, dacomitinib, orphenadrine, quinidine)
  • Have a known allergy to any of the study medications
  • Have circumstances that would interfere with study participation (e.g., impending jail)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 15 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

75 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04325659

Start Date

November 15 2020

End Date

January 1 2026

Last Update

August 24 2025

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Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224