Status:

RECRUITING

Standard Versus High Dose ED-Initiated Buprenorphine Induction

Lead Sponsor:

Yale University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network

The Emmes Company, LLC

Conditions:

Opioid Use Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This study is a multisite double-blind, double-dummy, randomized clinical trial enrolling ED patients with untreated moderate to severe opioid use disorder (OUD) to compare Standard Dose Induction (SD...

Detailed Description

This study will recruit, train, and provide resources to approximately 4 ED systems throughout the U.S. to recruit ED patients presenting with OUD not receiving medications for opioid use disorder (MO...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All patients enrolled into the study must:
  • Be 18-65 years of age.
  • Be treated in the ED during study screening hours.
  • Meet DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for moderate to severe OUD.
  • Have a Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) score of ≥8 at enrollment (including 2 objective signs of withdrawal at enrollment).
  • Have a urine toxicology test that is positive for opioids.
  • Be able to speak English sufficiently to understand the study procedures and provide written informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion

  • All patients enrolled into the study must not:
  • Have a medical or psychiatric condition that requires hospitalization at the time of index ED visit.
  • Have a known hypersensitivity reaction to buprenorphine/naloxone
  • Be actively suicidal or severely cognitively impaired precluding informed consent.
  • Require ongoing prescription for opioid analgesics.
  • Have a physical exam or reported history consistent with severe liver failure
  • Have a positive urine test for methadone and reported use in the past 72 hours
  • Be a prisoner or in police custody at the time of index ED visit.
  • Be unwilling to follow study procedures (e.g., unwilling to provide permission to contact referral provider/program or unavailable for the follow-up assessments)
  • Have prior enrollment in the current study.
  • Receiving MOUD treatment within the past 7 days.
  • Be pregnant as determined by human gonadotropin (hCG) testing at the index ED visit
  • Have a respiratory rate \<8 or oxygen saturation \<93%
  • Be a participant in any other clinical trial in which medications are being delivered or the use of an investigational drug or device within the last 30 days

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 6 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

360 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06494904

Start Date

December 6 2024

End Date

December 1 2028

Last Update

April 25 2025

Active Locations (5)

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Highland Hospital

Oakland, California, United States, 94602

2

San Leandro Hospital

San Leandro, California, United States, 94578

3

Maine Medical Center

Portland, Maine, United States, 04102

4

Cooper University Hospital

Camden, New Jersey, United States, 08103

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