Evaluation of Naltrexone as a Treatment for Self-injurious Behavior

NCT ID: NCT02726035

Last Updated: 2017-11-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-02-22

Study Completion Date

2017-01-04

Brief Summary

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The proposed study examines the effect of oral naltrexone on self-injurious behavior (SIB) in adolescents and adults of normal intelligence.

Detailed Description

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The proposed study examines the effect of oral naltrexone on self-injurious behavior (SIB) in adolescents and adults of normal intelligence. It is designed as a pilot study and will provide preliminary data for a larger scale clinical trial if found to be effective in the pilot study.

Conditions

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Self-injurious Behavior Self Mutilation

Keywords

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Self-injurious behavior Self mutilation naltrexone

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Group 1 A-ABAB

After 4 week open label oral naltrexone run-in, participants are randomized to 2 groups (50% each). Group 1 will receive oral naltrexone 50 mg daily during weeks 5-7 (3 weeks). They will switch to placebo for weeks 8-10, then return to naltrexone for weeks 11-13, then placebo for weeks 14-16 (i.e., A-ABAB double crossover design, participants act as own controls). Study drug and placebo will be encapsulated so as to appear identical.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Naltrexone

Intervention Type DRUG

oral naltrexone 50 mg daily

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

oral placebo (appearing identical to naltrexone) once daily

Group 2 A-BABA

After 4 week open label oral naltrexone run-in, participants are randomized to 2 groups (50% each). Group 2 will receive oral placebo once daily during weeks 5-7. They will then be switched to oral naltrexone 50 mg daily for weeks 8-10, then return to placebo for weeks 11-13, then naltrexone for weeks 14-16 (i.e., A-BABA double crossover design, participants act as own controls). Study drug and placebo will be encapsulated so as to appear identical.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Naltrexone

Intervention Type DRUG

oral naltrexone 50 mg daily

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

oral placebo (appearing identical to naltrexone) once daily

Interventions

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Naltrexone

oral naltrexone 50 mg daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

oral placebo (appearing identical to naltrexone) once daily

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Revia

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Thirteen years of age or older
* Actively engaged in SIB at a rate of, on average, at least two events per week for at least 3 months
* Has internet access in a secure and private manner
* Lives within a reasonable distance from Kalamazoo (to make the five clinic visits convenient) and plans to remain in the area throughout the next 4-5 months

* Unwilling or parent/guardian unwilling to participate in research requirements.

Exclusion Criteria

* Under the age of 13
* Currently pregnant (confirmed with initial urine pregnancy test), lactating, or planning to become pregnant in the next 4 months
* Active hepatitis or liver disease
* Prior history of recently active opioid dependence
* Current prescription, non-prescription, or illicit opioid use, (i.e., acute use within the past 14 days or chronic use within the last 30 days), including all opioid analgesics, certain cough and cold remedies (e.g., codeine), and certain anti-diarrheal preparations (e.g., loperamide). Currently taking an opioid antagonist for alcohol or opioid dependence or having taken one in the last 14 days
* Current use of leflunomide (Arava), droperidol (Droleptan), diazepam (Valium), thioridazine (Mellaril, Novoridazine, Thioril) (26)
* Any report of clinically significant medical condition or medication regimen which might cause undue risk or affect ability to participate in this clinical trial
* On initial laboratory examination, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels more than one standard deviation (SD) above the upper limit of normal
* Unable to meet a 22-week requirement to log journal entries daily, to be available by phone a minimum of once weekly during the first month, and to be present at clinical sites once every three weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 5 visits
Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Kalamazoo Community Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Western Michigan University School of Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael R. Liepman, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Western Michigan University School of Medicine

Chris A. Karampahtsis, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Western Michigan University School of Medicine

Locations

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Borgess Research Institute

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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BorgessIRB-2014-0672

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id