Drugs / Methadone
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Methadone

Other / unclassified

Developed for
neuropathy, painful · HIV infectious disease · substance-related disorder · opiate dependence · chronic pain syndrome · cancer · heroin dependence · cocaine abuse
+20 more · scoliosis · idiopathic scoliosis · chemotherapy-induced neuropathy · diabetic polyneuropathy · drug-induced mental disorder · leiomyoma · neonatal abstinence syndrome · neurological pain disorder · osteoarthritis, knee · peripheral neuropathy · polyneuropathy · postherpetic neuralgia · spinal cord injury · substance dependence · substance withdrawal syndrome · upper thoracic spina bifida aperta · adolescent idiopathic scoliosis · juvenile idiopathic scoliosis · neoplasm · sickle cell disease
Investigated by
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · University of Aarhus · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · Washington University School of Medicine
+126 more · Yale University · Endeavor Health · GlaxoSmithKline · Indiana University · Johns Hopkins University · Mayo Clinic · University of Pennsylvania · University of Virginia · AHS Cancer Control Alberta · Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) · Chinese University of Hong Kong · Friends Research Institute, Inc. · Montefiore Medical Center · National Institute of Drug Abuse · Pouya Azar · Senthil Sadhasivam · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · University of Colorado, Denver · University of Louisville · University of Sao Paulo · University of Sao Paulo General Hospital · University of Southern Denmark · ViiV Healthcare · AESCA Pharma GmbH · AFP Innovation Fund · Aarhus University Hospital · AdventHealth · Alameda Health System · Alberta Health services · Alexandre P. Joosten · Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. · Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Basilea Pharmaceutica International Ltd · Baylor College of Medicine · Boehringer Ingelheim · Boston Medical Center · Boston Medical Center (BMC) · Brandon Knopp · Bristol-Myers Squibb · British Columbia Cancer Agency · Brugmann University Hospital · Bruyère Health Research Institute. · Calgary Health Region · Case Western Reserve University · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Columbia University · Dalhousie University · Didier Jutras Aswad · Expertise France · Faculdade de Medicina do ABC · Florida Department of Health · Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano · French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis · Glaxo Wellcome · Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute · Henry Ford Health System · Ho Chi Minh City CDC · Hoffmann-La Roche · Indivior Inc. · Institute of Applied Medicine and Epidemiology (IMEA) · John van den Anker · Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital · Kaiser Permanente · Kanecia Obie Zimmerman · Kantonsspital Baden · Karolinska University Hospital · Keck School of Medicine of USC · Kuopio University Hospital · Lahey Clinic · Laura and John Arnold Foundation · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Maastricht University Medical Center · Mahidol University · all 132 on the full record

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 1 recorded

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Approved US (FDA) METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE 1947-08-13 fda.gov

Trials 132 · started per year

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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 05 trials
Phase 0 NCT06810336 Mar 2025 → Sep 2027 expected brain injury, brain neoplasm University of Virginia Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT06387303 Aug 2024 → May 2026 overdue University of Virginia Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT05789173 Oct 2023 → Aug 2026 overdue Indiana University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT04027166 Jul 2019 → Mar 2021 Yale University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT03525509 Jun 2018 → Aug 2019 simon.haroutounian Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 125 trials
Phase 1 NCT07595263 Aug 2026 → Jan 2027 expected Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT07528508 May → Aug 2026 overdue Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06877858 Sep 2025 → Mar 2027 expected substance-related disorder University of Pennsylvania Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT07314346 Jan 2025 → Aug 2026 overdue Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02666001 Jan → Jun 2016 HIV infectious disease ViiV Healthcare Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02715700 Sep 2015 → Jun 2016 HIV infectious disease Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02531906 Apr 2015 → Jun 2018 head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, stomatitis Roswell Park Cancer Institute Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01677650 Mar 2014 → Jan 2015 scoliosis Northwestern University Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02045693 Feb → Apr 2014 hepatitis C virus infection Bristol-Myers Squibb Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01582425 Apr → Jun 2012 Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/23 trials
Phase 1/2 NCT05425420 Aug 2023 → Jan 2024 Kanecia Obie Zimmerman Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT01327079 Dec 2010 → Dec 2017 pulmonary immaturity John van den Anker Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT01094522 Mar 2010 → Jun 2012 Stanford University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 216 trials
Phase 2 NCT06536517 Mar 2025 → Dec 2026 expected leiomyoma Johns Hopkins University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04480554 Jan 2023 → Jun 2025 HIV infectious disease, opiate dependence University of Pennsylvania Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03605901 Mar 2019 → May 2025 neuropathy, painful University of Florida Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03908944 Jan 2019 → Jan 2021 Steven Edelstein Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03134703 Feb 2017 → Mar 2019 neonatal abstinence syndrome Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02774499 Apr → Aug 2016 University of Saskatchewan Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01795495 Sep 2013 → Aug 2016 idiopathic scoliosis Nationwide Children's Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01429181 Jan 2012 → Sep 2014 diabetic polyneuropathy MetaPharm, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00863057 May 2009 → Dec 2010 HIV infectious disease, peripheral neuropathy National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00723918 Apr 2009 → Jan 2010 polyneuropathy Washington University School of Medicine Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 2/34 trials
Phase 2/3 NCT05786599 Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 overdue chemotherapy-induced neuropathy University of British Columbia Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT05693675 Oct 2023 → Jul 2024 The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT01082679 Jun 2009 → Mar 2011 opiate dependence University of Wisconsin, Madison Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT00525967 Feb 2006 → Oct 2007 cancer Faculdade de Medicina do ABC Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 322 trials
Phase 3 NCT06940570 Jan 2028 → Aug 2029 aplastic anemia, bone marrow failure syndrome, leukemia, severe combined immunodeficiency University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Suspended No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT07565870 Jul → Dec 2026 expected Alexandre P. Joosten Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06626035 Dec 2025 → Jan 2029 expected Senthil Sadhasivam Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06626503 Oct 2025 → Jan 2029 expected idiopathic scoliosis Senthil Sadhasivam Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06351215 May → Dec 2025 overdue Keck School of Medicine of USC Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06593665 Sep 2024 → Dec 2026 expected testicular cancer Indiana University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06728371 Mar → Dec 2024 overdue neuropathy, painful Chinese University of Hong Kong Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05913284 Jan 2024 → Feb 2026 overdue chronic pain syndrome, neuropathy, painful Chinese University of Hong Kong Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05831345 Feb 2023 → Dec 2025 overdue Brugmann University Hospital Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05325164 Sep 2022 → Aug 2023 adenocarcinoma Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 441 trials
Phase 4 NCT07517679 Jun 2026 → Apr 2027 expected Brandon Knopp Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT07485803 Jun 2026 → Apr 2028 expected AdventHealth Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT07546396 May 2026 → Mar 2027 expected substance-related disorder Pouya Azar Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT07365800 Apr → Dec 2026 expected upper thoracic spina bifida aperta University of Missouri-Columbia Enrolling by invitation No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06868589 Jun 2025 → Jul 2026 overdue Lahey Clinic Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06720415 Apr → Jul 2025 Mayo Clinic Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06843174 Feb 2025 → Jul 2026 overdue Unity Health Toronto Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06826742 Feb → Sep 2025 Mayo Clinic Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06784999 Jan 2025 → Nov 2027 expected Indiana University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06525740 Sep 2024 → Sep 2029 expected female reproductive organ cancer Mayo Clinic Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable16 trials
NCT06240390 May → Aug 2024 neuropathy, painful Universidad Europea de Canarias Withdrawn No outcome recorded
NCT04475029 Jul 2020 → Aug 2023 nervous system disorder, neuropathy, painful, urinary bladder cancer University of Aarhus Completed No outcome recorded
NCT03908060 May 2019 → Jul 2022 University of Aarhus Unknown No outcome recorded
NCT03098407 Apr 2017 → Oct 2019 opiate dependence, pregnancy disorder University of Pittsburgh Completed No outcome recorded
NCT02334215 Dec 2014 → Mar 2019 substance-related disorder Friends Research Institute, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
NCT01160432 May → Jul 2013 opiate dependence Kuopio University Hospital Withdrawn No outcome recorded
NCT01990573 Apr 2013 → Jun 2018 Washington University School of Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
NCT01833715 Mar → Aug 2013 Universidad de Valparaiso Completed No outcome recorded
NCT01648283 Nov 2012 → Mar 2015 Washington University School of Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
NCT01430182 Sep 2011 → Jul 2014 Baylor College of Medicine Terminated No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 77 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 01 trial
Phase 0 NCT04308694 Background Aug 2020 → Jan 2021 substance-related disorder Friends Research Institute, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 18 trials
Phase 1 NCT05251376 Background Feb → Dec 2022 opiate dependence Lyndra Inc. Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04112550 Comparator Feb 2020 → Dec 2021 intervertebral disk degenerative disorder, spondylolisthesis The Methodist Hospital Research Institute Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02033707 Background Apr 2014 → Feb 2019 Johns Hopkins University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01723527 Background Dec 2012 → May 2014 HIV infectious disease, cocaine abuse, heroin dependence Johns Hopkins University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01560221 Background Oct 2012 → Dec 2014 substance-related disorder Johns Hopkins University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/23 trials
Phase 1/2 NCT00838981 Comparator May 2008 → Mar 2014 cocaine dependence Yale University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT00367302 Comparator Aug 2006 → Jan 2008 opiate dependence National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT00249587 Background Sep 2000 → Sep 2005 opioid abuse National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 28 trials
Phase 2 NCT05244226 Comparator Apr 2022 → May 2023 obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, tonsillitis Duke University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03574792 Background May 2018 → Apr 2021 head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Roswell Park Cancer Institute Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00558870 Comparator Nov 2007 → Jan 2015 M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00573937 Comparator Aug 2007 → Apr 2009 neoplasm Mayo Clinic Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00204243 Comparator May 2005 → Feb 2008 opiate dependence University of Oslo Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/32 trials
Phase 2/3 NCT05459402 Comparator Feb 2023 → Jun 2027 expected chronic pain syndrome, substance-related disorder University of Maryland, Baltimore Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT04345718 Comparator Aug 2021 → Aug 2025 opiate dependence Gavin Bart Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 322 trials
Phase 3 NCT07296770 Background Oct 2026 → Dec 2027 expected chronic pain syndrome University of California, San Francisco Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT07227064 Comparator Jan → Dec 2026 expected Medical University of South Carolina Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT07226076 Comparator Jan → Dec 2026 expected Medical University of South Carolina Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05766631 Background Jul 2023 → Jun 2027 expected cocaine dependence, opiate dependence Friends Research Institute, Inc. Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05417100 Comparator Jun 2022 → Jun 2027 expected Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 424 trials
Phase 4 NCT07226245 Comparator Sep → Dec 2026 expected Wake Forest University Health Sciences Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT07221617 Comparator Jan → Jun 2026 overdue neuropathy, painful Mayo Clinic Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT07222072 Comparator Nov 2025 → Oct 2027 expected The Cleveland Clinic Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06962306 Comparator Jun 2025 → Jun 2027 expected cleft palate Duke University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06576830 Comparator Nov 2024 → Dec 2028 expected sleep apnea syndrome, tonsillitis Duke University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable9 trials
NCT07558226 Comparator May 2026 → Nov 2027 expected Fundacio Puigvert Recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT03324815 Comparator Mar 2017 → Jul 2018 cancer Federal University of São Paulo Unknown No outcome recorded
NCT02747875 Comparator Sep 2016 → Feb 2019 substance-related disorder Andrew Waberski Terminated No outcome recorded
NCT02625181 Background Jul 2016 → Nov 2017 Vanderbilt University Completed No outcome recorded
NCT02300077 Comparator Dec 2014 → Feb 2018 Washington University School of Medicine Completed No outcome recorded

Evidence & citations 11 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 211 sources stand behind the page.

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Known as Methadone Methadone 30 to 130 mg will be administered as a stable oral therapy from Day -14 to Day -1, in combination with telaprevir from Day 1 to Day 7, and then alone as a continued...” NCT00933283
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“The program includes medication for opioid use disorder (methadone, buprenorphine/naloxone), standardized counseling sessions (BDRC) and HIV testing and care (for people living...” NCT05368675

“The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical efficacy of the buprenorphine/naloxone combination tablet to methadone for opioid maintenance treatment.” NCT00000328

“Community standard medication for opioid use disorder (e.g., methadone, sublingual buprenorphine, naltrexone) initiated prior to hospital discharge.” NCT04345718

“Oral Opioids (Codeine, Tramadol, Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, Methadone, Morphine, Hydromorphone)” NCT03472469

“plus standard methadone maintenance (daily oral methadone and weekly individual counseling).” NCT00780702

Methadone: 0.5-0.1mg/kg IV at the beginning of the surgical incision (single dose)” NCT07558226

“Opioids: heroin, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, methadone, codeine” NCT02033707

“Filibuvir, 600mg bid administered along with methadone on days 2-11” NCT01210404

Methadone (Dolophine®, Methadose®)” NCT06240390

“Epidural methadone bolus 4mg” NCT00848419

Methadone Hydrochloride” NCT07296770

MethadoneNCT06086171

methadoneNCT00000273

NCT07222072

NCT01594047

NCT00481182

NCT04526236

NCT00271219

NCT01793480

NCT05244226

NCT00504413

NCT04254731

NCT00723918

NCT01467518

NCT00879996

NCT06626035

NCT01582425

NCT01327079

NCT06810336

NCT02851303

NCT01648283

NCT00351715

NCT03168958

NCT05789173

NCT00351637

NCT05164549

NCT07485803

NCT01836328

NCT02233452

NCT06536517

NCT07546396

NCT04112550

NCT06387303

NCT00204243

NCT01833715

NCT00351026

NCT06728371

NCT00525967

NCT07226076

NCT01389544

NCT07528508

NCT01021566

NCT00000800

NCT04525898

NCT00279565

NCT02715700

NCT07565870

NCT03084588

NCT04908345

NCT02396979

NCT00006448

NCT02334215

NCT05730920

NCT07226245

NCT00315341

NCT04214834

NCT05766631

NCT01804075

NCT00761085

NCT03605901

NCT03893734

NCT02045693

NCT02666001

NCT01958476

NCT01429181

NCT00000200

NCT02502175

NCT00892606

NCT03948464

NCT03324815

NCT07517679

NCT05325164

NCT00838981

NCT04308694

NCT01936857

NCT00378079

NCT00001008

NCT01990573

NCT00930332

NCT07365800

NCT03574792

NCT02300077

NCT06110546

NCT06593665

NCT01317589

NCT05417100

NCT07595263

NCT03033732

NCT02107339

NCT06351215

NCT06086171

NCT03134703

NCT06962306

NCT06323824

NCT07314346

NCT01131273

NCT01559454

NCT01733693

NCT01160432

NCT00000906

NCT03525509

NCT00249587

NCT05445856

NCT01144390

NCT02335398

NCT01723527

NCT07221617

NCT00356083

NCT01723722

NCT02025855

NCT00149630

NCT06525740

NCT05459402

NCT01542645

NCT00367302

NCT04764825

NCT01205516

NCT02206685

NCT01205256

NCT00184496

NCT06877858

NCT06868589

NCT05913284

NCT00863057

NCT00292123

NCT06576830

NCT00292110

NCT07227064

NCT02252432

NCT02747875

NCT03045133

NCT04475029

NCT01752699

NCT01430182

NCT02245451

NCT00715988

NCT02775474

NCT01094522

NCT04027166

NCT00125294

NCT06784999

NCT06626503

NCT00634010

NCT01580163

NCT03726268

NCT00000311

NCT00268814

NCT00726830

NCT00142727

NCT00573937

NCT06843174

NCT02989597

NCT06720415

NCT05235191

NCT05905367

NCT00000788

NCT01828840

NCT00175357

NCT00558870

NCT06691633

NCT02625181

NCT00657397

NCT01082679

NCT00999440

NCT02687347

NCT02958566

NCT00921843

NCT05845359

NCT03908944

NCT00344812

NCT01560221

NCT00142519

NCT00004390

NCT03529032

NCT03098407

NCT06940570

NCT01396005

NCT05693675

NCT04480554

NCT02774499

NCT05786599

NCT01047956

NCT03908060

NCT04680286

NCT01546948

NCT05425420

NCT01677650

NCT06826742

NCT00310934

NCT01099748

NCT01125059

NCT01079117

NCT05581901

NCT02558010

NCT05251376

Known as Dolophine “methadone (Dolophine, a long-acting narcotic)” NCT02252432
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“Methadone (Dolophine®, Methadose®)” NCT06240390

Known as MET “Participants will receive a 48-week integrated treatment program for opiate use disorder with daily directly observed oral methadone syrup (MET)” NCT04480554
Known as methadone HCl Methadone HCl oral solution 5 mg/ml Methadone HCl inject 10 mg/ml (will require dilution)” NCT00715988
1

“IV racemic methadone HClNCT01648283

Known as Methadone Hydrochloride “Participants will be treated/monitored overnight with Methadone hydrochloride IV (FDA approved and commercially available), with daily follow-up visits for 1 week total.” NCT05425420
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Methadone hydrochloride (0.10 mg/kg) administered intravenously at the induction of anaesthesia” NCT06086171

“Epidural bolus of 4mg of preservative free methadone hydrochloride (4mL of 1mg/mL solution)” NCT03525509

“Drug: Methadone HydrochlorideNCT02989597

“Drug: methadone hydrochlorideNCT00726830

“Drug: Methadone hydrochlorideNCT06877858

“Drug: Methadone HydrochlorideNCT04112550

“Drug: Methadone HydrochlorideNCT04680286

“Drug: Methadone hydrochlorideNCT06962306

NCT01795495

NCT05831345

NCT02531906

Known as Methadone Pill ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT04941443
Known as Methadose “Methadone (Dolophine®, Methadose®)” NCT06240390
Known as Methadose/ Metadol D/Compounded methadone Methadose/ Metadol D/Compounded methadoneNCT03948464
Action Activate “Substitution with opioid-agonists (e.g., methadone) has shown to be an effective treatment for chronic long-term opioid dependency.” PMID 22276954 Jan 2012
Modality Other / unclassified “Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic” NCT02989597
Route Oral “The effects of p.o. methadone or sublingual buprenorphine maintenance on i.v. cocaine self-administration” PMID 8819498 Sep 1996