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Trial · NCT02543944

Improving Treatment Outcomes for Prescription Opioid Dependence

NCT02543944, Phase 2, Phase 3, Completed, University of Arkansas; results first posted 2022-07-28

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ConductScience Library. Improving Treatment Outcomes for Prescription Opioid Dependence. Trials, record NCT02543944. Release trials-2026-11-12-0.5.0, 12 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/trials/NCT02543944

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Trial

As registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, in the graph's capture of the registry.

Title
Improving Treatment Outcomes for Prescription Opioid Dependence
NCT number
NCT02543944
Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2, Phase 3
Enrollment
117 participants, actual
Lead sponsor
University of Arkansas
Conditions
Drug Dependence
Interventions
Gabapentin, Buprenorphine, Clonidine, Naltrexone (oral), Naltrexone (depot), Placebo
First posted
2015-09-07
Last updated
2022-07-28
Results first posted
2022-07-28

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Registered outcomes4

Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

ListOutcomeTime frameDescription
PrimaryDetoxification Phase: Changes in Percent of Illicit Opioid-positive Urine Samples Over TimeWeek 1 day 1 (study entry) through Week 4 day 1 (first day of NTX transition)Thrice weekly urine samples obtained during weeks 1-3; data include assessments from week 1 day 1 through week 4 day 1 (up to 10 total samples per participant)
SecondaryNTX Transition Initiation3 days (wk 4 day 1 - week 4 day 3)% of Participants who completed the detox and started the NTX transition
SecondaryVivitrol Injection Receivers5 days (week 4 day 1 to week 4 day 5)% of participants starting the NTX transition who received Vivitrol injection
SecondaryDetox Phase Completers3 weeks (week 1-3)% of enrolled participants who completed the Detox Phase

Outcomes4

Each outcome the trial posted results for, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

TypeOutcomeTime framePopulationUnitsMeasured as
PRIMARYDetoxification Phase: Changes in Percent of Illicit Opioid-positive Urine Samples Over TimeWeek 1 day 1 (study entry) through Week 4 day 1 (first day of NTX transition)those starting on study medicationpercentage of urine positive samplesMEAN
SECONDARYNTX Transition Initiation3 days (wk 4 day 1 - week 4 day 3)ParticipantsCOUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS
SECONDARYVivitrol Injection Receivers5 days (week 4 day 1 to week 4 day 5)ParticipantsCOUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS
SECONDARYDetox Phase Completers3 weeks (week 1-3)ParticipantsCOUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS

Results by group8

Each measurement the trial posted, group by group, in the words and numbers it posted.

OutcomeGroupCategoryValueSpreadUnits
Detoxification Phase: Changes in Percent of Illicit Opioid-positive Urine Samples Over TimeGabapentin35.0Standard Deviation 36.7percentage of urine positive samples
Detoxification Phase: Changes in Percent of Illicit Opioid-positive Urine Samples Over TimePlacebo41.6Standard Deviation 38.5percentage of urine positive samples
NTX Transition InitiationGabapentin33Participants
NTX Transition InitiationPlacebo29Participants
Vivitrol Injection ReceiversGabapentin12Participants
Vivitrol Injection ReceiversPlacebo12Participants
Detox Phase CompletersGabapentin41Participants
Detox Phase CompletersPlacebo34Participants

Participant flow18

How many started, completed or left each group, period by period.

PeriodMilestoneGroupParticipantsUnits counted
Phase 1: GBN/BUP Induction and BUP DetoxSTARTEDGabapentin60
Phase 1: GBN/BUP Induction and BUP DetoxSTARTEDPlacebo57
Phase 1: GBN/BUP Induction and BUP DetoxCOMPLETEDGabapentin41
Phase 1: GBN/BUP Induction and BUP DetoxCOMPLETEDPlacebo34
Phase 1: GBN/BUP Induction and BUP DetoxNOT COMPLETEDGabapentin19
Phase 1: GBN/BUP Induction and BUP DetoxNOT COMPLETEDPlacebo23
Phase 2: Transition From BUP to XR-NTXSTARTEDGabapentin33
Phase 2: Transition From BUP to XR-NTXSTARTEDPlacebo29
Phase 2: Transition From BUP to XR-NTXCOMPLETEDGabapentin12
Phase 2: Transition From BUP to XR-NTXCOMPLETEDPlacebo12

Adverse events180

Each adverse event the trial posted, group by group: the participants affected out of those at risk.

TypeEventOrgan systemGroupAffectedAt riskEvents
otherNauseaGastrointestinal disordersGabapentin0600
otherNauseaGastrointestinal disordersPlacebo5575
otherVomitingGastrointestinal disordersGabapentin4604
otherVomitingGastrointestinal disordersPlacebo3573
otherHeartburnGastrointestinal disordersGabapentin1601
otherHeartburnGastrointestinal disordersPlacebo0570
otherStomach crampsGastrointestinal disordersGabapentin0600
otherStomach crampsGastrointestinal disordersPlacebo1571
otherAbdominal pain/sorenessGastrointestinal disordersGabapentin2602
otherAbdominal pain/sorenessGastrointestinal disordersPlacebo0570

Adverse event totals6

The totals the trial posted for each group.

TotalGroupAffectedAt risk
Total, all-cause mortalityGabapentin060
Total, all-cause mortalityPlacebo057
Total, other adverse eventsGabapentin4360
Total, other adverse eventsPlacebo3757
Total, serious adverse eventsGabapentin060
Total, serious adverse eventsPlacebo057

Papers1

The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.

PMIDListed as
41401348DERIVED

Source PubMed

Grants1

The grants NIH RePORTER links to the trial, newest funded first: NIH's, and some of AHRQ's, CDC's, FDA's and VA's. Each shows its title, principal investigators, organization and funder in its newest year.

ProjectTitlePrincipal investigatorsOrganizationFunderFiscal years
R01DA039088Improving Treatment Outcomes for Prescription Opioid DependenceOLIVETO, ALISON; MANCINO, MICHAEL JUNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCISNATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE2015 to 2019

Trial comparisons5

Comparisons of the trial's two groups, calculated by ConductScience from the counts it posted.

ComparisonSource
Gabapentin vs Placebo: Vivitrol Injection ReceiversTrial comparisons
Gabapentin vs Placebo: Detox Phase CompletersTrial comparisons
Gabapentin vs Placebo: NTX Transition InitiationTrial comparisons
Gabapentin vs Placebo: deaths from any causeTrial comparisons
Gabapentin vs Placebo: serious adverse eventsTrial comparisons

Tests0

The ConductCognition tests this trial's registered outcomes name, as ScienceGraph matched them in trial-tests-2026-11-12-0.2.1.

None in this release.

Data dates

The day each source was copied for this release.

ClinicalTrials.gov
2026-11-12
ClinicalTrials.gov
Results, from AACT
2026-03-23
AACT
NIH grant links
2026-11-13
NIH RePORTER

Sources 3

  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
  • ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
  • NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain
Each source's terms
  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
  • ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
  • NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)

ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions.

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