Long Acting Buprenorphine Injection Compared to Sublingual Buprenorphine/Naloxone Films

Summary

While substance use disorders have been found to have relapse rates on part with other chronic illnesses such as hypertension and asthma long term abstinence remains elusive for many. The FDA has recently approve a long acting subcutaneous injectable formulation of buprenorphine. This study aims to determine the feasibility of enrolling and randomizing patients seeking treatment at an outpatient substance abuse clinic to buprenorphine/naloxone films which dissolve under the tongue vs. long acting buprenorphine injection with all other treatment aspects held constant. The study also aims to determine the effectiveness of monthly injections of Sublocade® compared to daily oral Suboxone® SL therapy in the treatment of moderate to severe opioid use disorder after twenty-four weeks of treatment.

Timeline

Start

2022-06

Primary completion

2022-12

Completion

2022-12

Publications

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