Extended-release Pharmacotherapy for Opioid Use Disorder

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

342 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-08-06

Study Completion Date

2023-03-01

Brief Summary

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The primary objective is a clinical superiority effectiveness contrast to standard of care. Reported following SPIRIT and CONSORT standards, the study will determine whether extended-release injectable depot Buprenorphine (XR-Bup) maintenance therapy for OUD over six months is clinically superior to standard-of-care, oral medication (sublingual Buprenorphine \[SL-Bup\] or oral methadone \[Met\]; together: Bup/Met)

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Detailed Description

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EXPO is a pragmatic, multi-centre, open label, four-arm, parallel group, superiority RCT, with a qualitative (mixed-methods) evaluation. The objective of the study is to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of XR-BUP versus SOC SL-BUP or MET. The primary study endpoint is six months of study treatment. EXPO also contains a single-site evaluation of the effectiveness of XR-BUP with adjunctive PSI versus SOC with adjunctive PSI. Participants allocated to XR-BUP can request to receive longer-term treatment for the duration of the study.

The study population is adults (≥18 years) enrolled in standard-of-care medication treatment for OUD. The study setting is specialist community addiction treatment programmes operated by the National Health Service in England and Scotland. There will be five participant treatment sites in South-East England (South London); North-East England (Newcastle); West Midlands, England (Solihull and Wolverhampton); North-West England (Manchester), and Tayside, Scotland (Dundee).

Groups

In all sites, participants will be randomly allocated to one of two groups:

Group 1. Injectable medication for OUD for 24 weeks (XR-BUP; the experimental condition) Group 2. Oral medication for OUD for 24 weeks (SL-BUP or MET; the control condition).

At the EXPO co-ordinating centre in South London, there will also be random allocation of participants to two additional groups, as follows:

Group 3. Injectable medication for OUD with adjunctive PSI for 24 weeks (XR-BUP with PSI; the experimental condition)

Group 4. Oral medication for OUD with adjunctive PSI for 24 weeks (SL-BUP or MET with PSI; the control condition).

Study aims

Across 24-weeks of study treatment, the primary aim of the EXPO study is to determine:

1. The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of XR-BUP versus SL-BUP or MET; and
2. The effectiveness of XR-BUP with PSI versus SL-BUP or MET with PSI.

Across 24-weeks of study treatment, secondary study aims will determine the:

1. Safety of XR-BUP;
2. Retention of XR-BUP; SL-BUP; MET; XR-BUP with PSI; and SL-BUP or MET with PSI;
3. Effectiveness of XR-BUP and SL-BUP and MET to reduce opioid craving;
4. Effectiveness of XR-BUP; SL-BUP; MET; XR-BUP with PSI; SL-BUP with PSI; and MET with PSI to reduce use of heroin, cocaine, and benzodiazepines;
5. Effectiveness of XR-BUP and SL-BUP and MET to improve social functioning and recovery.
6. Cost-effectiveness of XR-BUP versus SL-BUP and MET, based on the incremental cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained.

Study aims will be evaluated by following a pre-registered statistical and health economic analysis plan.

Conditions

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Opiate Substitution Treatment

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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XR-Bup

Extended-Release Buprenorphine, monthly, 300mg or 100mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Buprenorphine Injectable Product

Intervention Type DRUG

Investigational Medicinal Product

Bup/Met

Standard of Care; either Buprenorphine (including Subutex, Suboxone \& Espranor) or Methadone (Participant Preference).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Methadone

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard of Care

Buprenorphine

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard of Care

XR-Bup + PSI

Extended-Release Buprenorphine, monthly, 300mg or 100mg + Personalised Psychosocial Intervention (PSI)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Buprenorphine Injectable Product

Intervention Type DRUG

Investigational Medicinal Product

Bup/Met + PSI

Standard of Care; either Buprenorphine (including Subutex, Suboxone \& Espranor) or Methadone (Participant Preference) + Personalised Psychosocial Intervention (PSI)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Methadone

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard of Care

Buprenorphine

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard of Care

Interventions

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Buprenorphine Injectable Product

Investigational Medicinal Product

Intervention Type DRUG

Methadone

Standard of Care

Intervention Type DRUG

Buprenorphine

Standard of Care

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Sublocade®; prev. RBP-60000 Suboxone Espranor Subutex

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged ≥ 18 years (no upper age limit);
2. Current diagnosis of DSM-5 OUD via SCID-5-RV (moderate-severe at baseline for current episode);
3. Currently enrolled on Met (30mg/day or less) or sublingual Bup or Bup-NX (24mg/day or less) or Esp (18mg/day or less) and in the view of the clinician would be able to convert to XR-Bup within 7 days post randomisation;
4. Voluntarily seeking treatment and able to attend the clinic as required in the protocol;
5. Able to communicate in English to level required to accept standard care and psychosocial intervention;
6. Possession of a contactable personal mobile phone or landline telephone number and ability to nominate at least one locator individual with a verifiable address and a telephone number to assist with the arrangement of follow-up appointments;
7. Living circumstances judged to be of sufficient stability to be able to engage/adhere to the study protocol;
8. Is not pregnant (confirmed) or breast feeding and, if currently or intending to have potentially procreative intercourse, agrees to use a birth control method (either oral hormonal contraceptives, barrier \[condom or diaphragm\], or Nexplanon implant) for the duration of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Clinically significant medical condition or observed abnormalities on physical examination or laboratory investigation, including but not limited to:

1. uncontrolled hypertension, significant heart disease (including angina and myocardial infarction in past 12 months), or any cardiovascular abnormality which is judged to be clinically significant;
2. severe alcohol dependence/withdrawal syndrome which is judged to be clinically significant and may constitute a risk to the patient's safety;
3. acute hepatitis taken as clinical jaundice on examination, or evidence of blood bilirubin level above the normal range for local reference criteria, or evidence of serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase levels that are more than three-times the upper limit of the normal range;
2. History of allergic or adverse reactions to Bup or the proprietary ATRIGEL delivery system for XR-Bup (Sublocade®)\*;
3. Clinically significant or uncontrolled mental health problems (including but not limited to psychosis, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder), or history or evidence of organic brain disease or dementia that may compromise safety or compliance with the study protocol;
4. Current (past 30 day) suicide plan or suicide attempt in past six months;
5. Current criminal justice involvement with legal proceedings, which in the opinion of a medically qualified investigator indicates a risk that the patient would fail to complete the study protocol due to re-incarceration or move away from the centre's catchment area.
6. Currently taking oral or depot naltrexone therapy or enrolment in any form of naltrexone therapy within 90 days prior to study screening;
7. Any contraindication to Bup\*.

* Participant is ineligible if they have any allergic or adverse reactions or contraindication to Buprenorphine. If participant has any allergic or adverse reaction or contraindication to Met or naloxone, or excipients of Bup-NX or Esp they can be prescribed Bup within the trial.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No