Employment-Based Depot Naltrexone Clinical Trial II

NCT ID: NCT00684775

Last Updated: 2018-01-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

38 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-05-31

Study Completion Date

2010-04-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether employment-based naltrexone treatment proves effective in promoting depot naltrexone adherence and drug abstinence.

Detailed Description

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A randomized study is planned to evaluate the effectiveness of employment-based reinforcement in promoting depot naltrexone adherence in opiate-dependent adults. Vivitrol, an extended-release depot formulation of naltrexone approved by the FDA for the treatment of alcohol dependence, will be used. Participants will be offered an inpatient opioid detoxification and oral naltrexone induction. Participants who complete the oral naltrexone induction (N=40) will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. Both groups will be invited to work in the Therapeutic Workplace and will be prescribed depot naltrexone for 6 months. Participants in the "Work Plus Naltrexone Contingency" condition will earn access to working and earning salary by taking depot naltrexone injections once per month. "Work Plus Naltrexone Prescription" participants will be encouraged to take depot naltrexone monthly, but access to working and earning salary will not be contingent on doing so.

Conditions

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Opiate Dependence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Work Plus Naltrexone Prescription

Participants could work and earn vouchers but did not to take Vivitrol Injections to work and earn vouchers.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Work Plus Naltrexone Contingency

Participants could work and earn vouchers and had to take Vivitrol Injections to work and earn vouchers: employment-based reinforcement.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Work Plus Naltrexone Contingency

Intervention Type COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Vivitrol, an extended-release depot formulation of naltrexone, was used. Participants were offered an inpatient opioid detoxification and oral naltrexone induction. Participants who complete the oral naltrexone induction (N=40) were randomly assigned to one of two groups. Both groups will be invited to work in the Therapeutic Workplace and will be prescribed depot naltrexone for 6 months. Participants in the "Work Plus Naltrexone Contingency" condition earned access to working and earning salary by taking depot naltrexone injections once per month.

Interventions

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Work Plus Naltrexone Contingency

Vivitrol, an extended-release depot formulation of naltrexone, was used. Participants were offered an inpatient opioid detoxification and oral naltrexone induction. Participants who complete the oral naltrexone induction (N=40) were randomly assigned to one of two groups. Both groups will be invited to work in the Therapeutic Workplace and will be prescribed depot naltrexone for 6 months. Participants in the "Work Plus Naltrexone Contingency" condition earned access to working and earning salary by taking depot naltrexone injections once per month.

Intervention Type COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Other Intervention Names

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contingency management

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-IV criteria for opioid dependence,
* reported using heroin at least 21 of the last 30 days while living in the community,
* were unemployed,
* were 18-65 years old,
* were medically approved for naltrexone,
* lived in or near Baltimore, MD.

Individuals were excluded if they:

* were pregnant or breastfeeding,
* had serum aminotransferase levels over three times normal,
* had current hallucinations, delusions, or thought disorders, current suicidal or -homicidal ideation,
* expressed interest in methadone treatment,
* were required to use opioids for medical purposes,
* earned over $200 in taxable income over the previous 30 days,
* had physical limitations that would prevent them from using a keyboard, or were incarcerated or under constant monitoring by the criminal justice system.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kenneth Silverman, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Locations

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The Center for Learning and Health

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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DeFulio A, Everly JJ, Leoutsakos JM, Umbricht A, Fingerhood M, Bigelow GE, Silverman K. Employment-based reinforcement of adherence to an FDA approved extended release formulation of naltrexone in opioid-dependent adults: a randomized controlled trial. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2012 Jan 1;120(1-3):48-54. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.06.023. Epub 2011 Jul 22.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21782353 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R01DA019497-02

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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NA_00000928

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NIDA-19497-2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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