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Recruiting Phase 2 NCT05145764

NCT05145764 Suvorexant as an Adjunct to Buprenorphine in Persons Who Use Fentanyl

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NCT ID NCT05145764
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 2
Sponsor Johns Hopkins University
Condition Suvorexant
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment 120 participants
Start Date 2022-03-30
Primary Completion 2026-08

Trial Parameters

Condition Suvorexant
Sponsor Johns Hopkins University
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Phase Phase 2
Enrollment 120
Sex ALL
Min Age 18 Years
Max Age 65 Years
Start Date 2022-03-30
Completion 2026-08
Interventions
SuvorexantPlacebo

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Brief Summary

This is a 4-week, randomized-controlled trial of suvorexant vs placebo in persons with opioid use disorder who have recent fentanyl exposure. Participants will first undergo a 5-day residential phase wherein participants are stabilized on sublingual buprenorphine/naloxone, followed by a 3-week outpatient phase wherein participants are maintained on sublingual buprenorphine/naloxone and transitioned to extended-release buprenorphine).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18-65 * Meets DSM-5 criteria for opioid use disorder (OUD) with evidence of physical dependence on opioids * Provides a urine sample that tests positive for fentanyl and/or fentanyl analogues * Interest in being maintained on buprenorphine for OUD * Plans to reside in current area for study period * Achieving a study maintenance dose of \>=8mg sublingual buprenorphine/naloxone * Willing to comply with study protocol * Have no clinically significant chronic medical or surgical disorders or conditions that are judged by the investigators to prevent participation Exclusion Criteria: * Medically contraindicated for buprenorphine, extended-release (XR)-buprenorphine (Sublocade), or suvorexant (as per medication labels) * Pregnant or breast feeding * Severe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-5 alcohol or benzodiazepine use disorder or evidence of alcohol/benzodiazepine physical dependence * Have a known allergy to the study medications * Past 30-day prescri

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