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Clinical Trials/IRCT201506261556N78
IRCT201506261556N78
Completed
Phase 3

Comparison of Opium Tincture (OT) and Methadone for Maintenance Treatment of Opioid Dependence: A Randomized Double-blind Controlled Clinical Trial

Tehran University of Medical Sciences0 sites240 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated:

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Completed
Enrollment
240

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
no limit to no limit (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Opioid dependence as confirmed by DSM V diagnostic criteria; Willingness and ability to adhere to study protocol and follow\-up schedule as determined through the pre\-randomization period; Provide written informed consent; Females of childbearing capacity must agree to use an acceptable method of birth
  • control approved by the study investigator throughout the study.
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Active participant in another treatment program for opioid dependence within 14 days before inclusion in the study; Severe hepatic impairment (decompensated liver disease): a contraindication for methadone and its potential to precipitate hepatic encephalopathy; Hypersensitivity to methadone syrup or other ingredients in the formulation; Pregnancy; Severe chronic respiratory disease; Head injury and raised intracranial pressure: Respiratory depressant effects (with CO2 retention and secondary elevation of CSF pressure) may be markedly exaggerated in the presence of head injury, or a pre\-existing increase in intracranial pressure. May produce effects that obscure the clinical course in participants with head injuries; Biliary tract disease: may cause constriction of sphincter of Oddi; Monoamine oxidase inhibitors use within 14 days of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not provided

Investigators

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