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Evaluation of nasal oxytocin spray efficacy in cutting methadone in opioids addicted people that have received methadone .

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
drug addiction.
Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids
Registration Number
IRCT20191003044971N1
Lead Sponsor
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

These people are all men.
They are between 18 and 55 years old.
They have a history of drug addiction, with the drug being discontinued and replaced with methadone.
The amount of methadone consumed is between 10 and 100 mg
They have been on methadone maintenance therapy for longer than 6 months
now on his own offer Or, as the need arises (example with travel abroad, employment or marriage)he wants to cut off methadone consumption.
But despite the high tendency to Interruption of methadone has not been able to reduce methadone levels
in 14 days Recently, his methadone dose has not changed.
This pations were no positive morphine test for the past 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria

There is a history of seizures
Recent history of brain injury
drug abuse in the past 3 months
Severe suicidal thoughts with severe depression
Severe allergic disease
Severe neurological disorders, especially if it causes increased risk of seizure
Acute cardiac abnormalities present
History of psychotic disorders
acute vascular disorders

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Craving of opioids abuse. Timepoint: Days 2, 3 and 4 after discontinuing methadone. Method of measurement: Self-report based on the ten-point Likert scale.;Withdrawal sign of cutting of methadone. Timepoint: Days 2, 3 and 4 after discontinuing methadone. Method of measurement: Self-report based on the ten-point Likert scale.;Morphine and methadone test result. Timepoint: At the end of each week after discontinuing methadone until the end of the month 4. Method of measurement: Take a morphine and methadone test.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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