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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2011-001088-28-GB
EUCTR2011-001088-28-GBActive, not recruitingPhase 1

Feasibility, efficacy and acceptability of injected buprenorphine as treatment for opiate users who persist in injecting illicit heroin through opiate maintenance treatment - Buprenorphine Research into Injectable Opioids (BRIO)

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust0 sites10 target enrollmentStarted: December 10, 2015Last updated:
Conditions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 1
Status
Active, not recruiting
Enrollment
10

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Aged 21-60
  • Currently in sublingual buprenorphine treatment for a minimum of 1 week this episode, and for a total of 12 months on methadone or buprenorphine
  • Willing to attend for daily treatment
  • Written, Informed consent to participate
  • Persisting in injecting heroin > 3 days per week as evidenced by client self-report of regular injecting heroin use in the preceding 3 months, and of injecting heroin use on at least 50% of days in the past month
  • evidence of regular injecting on clinical examination
  • clinical formulation consistent with regular heroin use in the past 3 months, based on
  • o Morphine positive urine samples
  • o entries documented in clinical records,
  • o examination findings documented in clinical records,
  • Can understand, read and speak English
  • Impaired health associated with chronic injecting (such as vein damage with impaired venous circulation, abscesses, HIV)
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range: 0
  • F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
  • F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 10
  • F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
  • F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

  • Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant (subjects at risk of pregnancy must agree to use contraception while receiving injectable treatment);
  • Unable to attend the clinic daily;
  • Advanced liver disease (jaundice, ascites, encephalopathy);
  • Chronic airflow limitation, or other respiratory compromise producing dyspnea on mild exertion;
  • Currently facing charges likely to lead to imprisonment.
  • Cannot understand, speak or read English.
  • Known allergy to buprenorphine
  • Known hypersensitivity to any of the excipients.
  • Precaution:
  • Current alcohol or benzodiazepine dependence – prospective participants may require detoxification prior to induction onto parenteral buprenorphine.

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