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Assessing Dose Taken in Opioid Use Disordered Patients With an Electrochemical Sensor

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Opioid Use Disorder
Adherence, Medication
Interventions
Device: Remote Medication Monitor (RMM) - Prototype
Drug: Daily Methadone Dose
Registration Number
NCT05998876
Lead Sponsor
Cari Health Inc.
Brief Summary

CARI Health aims to develop a methadone dose taken sensor that provides real-time data on interstitial fluid (ISF) levels that could be used as a methadone adherence monitor for daily doses. Use of such a monitor would allow for the physician, counselor, patient, and family member to remotely verify that a physician prescribed dose has been taken. Such a verification system can allow methadone clinics greater flexibility in the provision of take-home doses and thus retain more patients in the clinic.

Detailed Description

Three specific phases and 9 aims are proposed for first-in-human studies of a remote medication monitor for dose taken in patients taking methadone for opiate use disorder.

Phase 1 detection over 3-6 hours (N=10)

Aim 1: Detect methadone and one or more of its metabolites in interstitial fluid (ISF) with differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) Aim 2: Correlate in vitro blood-based LC-MS and DPV Scans with Intradermal Microneedle based DPV Scans Aim 3: Accurately identify that a dose of methadone has been taken Aim 4: Determine the frequency and severity of any adverse events up to 6 hours.

Phase 2 detection over 12 hours (N=15)

Aim 5. Quantitate methadone and one or more of its metabolites in ISF with DPV over 12 hrs.

Aim 6: Determine the frequency and severity of any adverse events up to 12 hours

Phase 3 detection over 3 days N=20 ( 15 single dosed subjects, 5 split dosed subjects )

Aim 7. Quantitate methadone and one or more of its metabolites in ISF with DPV over 3 days.

Aim 8. Accurately identify a dose or half a dose has been taken Aim 9: Determine the frequency and severity of any adverse events up to 3 days

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
45
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
12 HRSDaily Methadone DoseMicroneedle electrode array placed into dermis for up to 12 hrs. DPV Scans performed at a frequency of 1-20 per hour.
3-6 HRSRemote Medication Monitor (RMM) - PrototypeMicroneedle electrode array placed into dermis for up to 6 hours. DPV Scans performed at a frequency of 1-20 per hour.
3 DaysDaily Methadone DoseMicroneedle electrode array placed into dermis for up to 3 days. DPV Scans performed at a frequency of 1-20 per hour.
12 HRSRemote Medication Monitor (RMM) - PrototypeMicroneedle electrode array placed into dermis for up to 12 hrs. DPV Scans performed at a frequency of 1-20 per hour.
3-6 HRSDaily Methadone DoseMicroneedle electrode array placed into dermis for up to 6 hours. DPV Scans performed at a frequency of 1-20 per hour.
3 DaysRemote Medication Monitor (RMM) - PrototypeMicroneedle electrode array placed into dermis for up to 3 days. DPV Scans performed at a frequency of 1-20 per hour.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sensitivity of detection of methadone levels in Interstitial Fluid using an electrochemical sensorfrom 3 hours to 3 days.

Sensitivity of Repeated measurements of methadone levels

Specificity of detection of methadone levels in Interstitial Fluid using an electrochemical sensorfrom 3 hours to 3 days.

Specificity of Repeated measurements of methadone levels

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Correlation between Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectroscopy (LC-MS) and Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV)from 3 hours to 3 days

Pearson Coefficient

Correlation between Blood and ISF levels of Methadone and Methadone Metabolites assayed with Remote Medication Monitorfrom 3 hours to 3 days

Pearson coefficient

Correlation between Blood and ISF levels of Methadone and Methadone Metabolites assayed with Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectroscopy (LC-MS)from 3 hours to 3 days

Pearson coefficient

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