Buprenorphine/Naloxone Micro-Dosing for Postoperative Pain Management in Opioid-Tolerant Patients

NCT ID: NCT04771689

Last Updated: 2021-11-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-07-01

Study Completion Date

2022-12-01

Brief Summary

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A randomized clinical study evaluating the effect of buprenorphine/naloxone (bup/nx) sublingual film on postoperative pain management in opioid-tolerant patients.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Post-operative Pain

Keywords

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pain pain management

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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Buprenorphine/Naloxone

Subjects will take a maximum dose of 4 mg buprenorphine and 1 mg naloxone with concurrent administration of other intravenous or oral opioids needed.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Buprenorphine/Naloxone

Intervention Type DRUG

Subjects will be randomized into one of the treatment groups and will follow the assigned medication schedule for the length of their hospital stay, at least 6 days.

Standard Medication Regiment

Subjects will take conventional intravenous or oral opioid management.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Buprenorphine/Naloxone

Subjects will be randomized into one of the treatment groups and will follow the assigned medication schedule for the length of their hospital stay, at least 6 days.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Suboxone

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Opioid tolerance, defined as the daily use of greater than or equal to 60mg of oral morphine or an equianalgesic dose of any other opioid for more than 7 days immediately prior to the surgery
2. Undergoing orthopedic or general surgery
3. 18 years of age or older
4. Willing and able to adhere to the study protocol and follow-up schedule
5. Able to provide written informed consent to participate in the clinical trial
6. If female and of childbearing potential, agree to use an effective method of birth control approved by the study investigators throughout the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Buprenorphine or buprenorphine/naloxone use in the last two weeks
2. Patients receiving pre-, intra-, or post-operative regional blocks or neuraxial anesthesia
3. Patients receiving postoperative ketamine or lidocaine boluses or infusions
4. Patients receiving postoperative nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for pain control
5. Diagnosis of severe medical or psychiatric conditions contraindicated for bup/nx treatment
6. Liver disease, including clinically significant transaminitis, active hepatitis infection, cirrhosis with evidence of impaired synthetic function
7. Anticipated deterioration of health due to discontinuation of medications that are contraindicated with bup/nx
8. Positive pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential
9. Known allergy or sensitivity to bup/nx
10. Anticipation that the subject may need to initiate pharmacological treatment during the trial that is deemed unsafe by the study physician or could prevent study completion
11. Current participation in additional pharmacologic research study
12. Active suicidal ideation as determined by PI or study clinician
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Yi Zhang, MD

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Yi Zhang, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts General Hospital

Locations

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Karina de Sousa

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Karina de Sousa, BS

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 617-724-6102

Email: [email protected]

Grace Mogren, BS

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 617-724-6102

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Karina de Sousa, BS

Role: primary

Grace Mogren, BS

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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2021P000553

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id