drugset / Trial / NCT03489161
Feasibility of the Utilization of Buprenorphine in the Emergency Room to Treat Clinical Opioid Withdrawal
NaSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment
Summary
The investigators are trying to determine whether they can effectively treat patients suffering from acute opioid withdrawal in the Emergency Department at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (VCUHS) and subsequently transfer them to an outpatient addiction clinic within the existing infrastructure. This will be a descriptive investigation of the process to reveal areas of success and opportunities for improvement in order to determine feasibility of the study procedures in preparation for a larger clinical investigation.
Timeline
- Start
- 2018-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2018-08-28
- Completion
- 2018-08-28
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Buprenorphine | Other / unclassified | 4 mg | Subcutaneous |
| Subject | Buprenorphine | Other / unclassified | 8 mg | Subcutaneous |
| Background | Naloxone | Small molecule | 1 mg | Subcutaneous |
| Background | Naloxone | Small molecule | 2 mg | Subcutaneous |