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Treatment of Opioid/Heroin Dependence: Comparison of Three Medication Dosing Regimens

NCT00218127

Phase 2 Completed 142 enrolled National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
RandomizedSingle-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

Heroin dependence remains a major addiction problem in the United States. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of levoacetyl methadol (ORLAAM) in treating heroin dependent individuals.

Timeline

Start
2001-11
Primary completion
2005-07
Completion
2005-07

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Levomethadyl acetate Small molecule 1 mg/kg
Subject Levomethadyl acetate Small molecule 48 mg

Indications