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Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment for Opioid Dependence-Experiment 1(1)

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What is being tested

Data Collection

Who is being recruted

Narcotic-Related Disorders+3

+ Mental Disorders

+ Heroin Dependence

From 18 to 64 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 2
Interventional
Study Start: April 1997
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Summary

Principal SponsorUniversity of Colorado, Denver
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Study start date: April 1, 1997

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

Alternate-day dosing with the 8mg buprenorphine-naloxone tablet is as safe and effective as daily dosing. Outcomes are improved when the total weekly dose provided during alternate-day dosing is equal to that given during daily dosing.

Official TitleBuprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment for Opioid Dependence-Experiment 1(1)
NCT00000326
Principal SponsorUniversity of Colorado, Denver
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 64 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Narcotic-Related DisordersMental DisordersHeroin DependenceOpioid-Related DisordersSubstance-Related DisordersChemically-Induced Disorders

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Individuals must be currently opioid dependent and meet FDA criteria for narcotic maintenance treatment. Co-morbid substance abuse or dependence disorders may also be present. Individuals must be healthy despite drug dependency. Exclusion Criteria: Individuals with evidence of an active Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) Axis I psychiatric disorder (e.g. psychosis, manic-depressive illness, organic psychiatric disorders), significant medical illness (e.g. liver or cardiovascular disease) or pregnant female subjects are excluded from study participation.

Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Study Objectives

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

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University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

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