The overall goal of this project is to collect initial human data on the effects of novel compounds on safety (interactions with an opioid drug, e.g., buprenorphine) and early efficacy signals (subjective effects on negative affect, craving, and opioid withdrawal) in OUD subjects currently in MOUD treatment with buprenorphine.
The overall goal of this project is to collect initial human data on the effects of novel compounds on safety (interactions with an opioid drug, e.g., buprenorphine) and early efficacy signals (subjective effects on negative affect, craving, and opioid withdrawal) in OUD subjects currently in MOUD treatment with buprenorphine. The compound to be studied in this protocol will be a pre-configured combination of 45mg dextromethorphan with 105 mg Bupropion (AuvelityTM, hereafter referred as Auvelity). Notably, other NMDA receptor antagonists such as ketamine have also been shown to rapidly improve mood and reduce suicidality. OUD has also been linked to histories of trauma and syndromes of negative mood, where opioid use in many individuals was initially motivated by a desire to alleviate a negative mood state. Lastly, using the NIDA Phenotyping Battery, our group has also found negative emotionality to be part of a constellation of neurofunctional domains that are associated with SUD severity. Taken together, providing AUVELITY as an adjunctive treatment to buprenorphine could be an avenue to target crucial underlying mechanisms of OUD and improve OUD treatment outcomes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
18
Subjects who are randomized to placebo will receive identical capsules to the test product at the same time periods noted above, administered orally.
Orally-administered combination of 45 mg dextromethorphan with 105 mg Bupropion (trade name Auvelity). Auvelity will initially be administered orally once daily for three days. After 3 days on once daily AUVELITY, the participants will begin taking AUVELITY twice daily for 4 additional days as recommended in the FDA-approved prescribing information.
CARI Research Clinic- VCU Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Safety- as measured by heart rate
Heart rate (HR)
Time frame: During each PK study visit from visit start to end, up to approximately 8 hours
Safety- as measured by blood pressure
blood pressure
Time frame: During each PK study visit from visit start to end, up to approximately 8 hours
Safety- as measured by pulse oximetry
pulse oximetry
Time frame: During each PK study visit from visit start to end, up to approximately 8 hours
Safety- as measured by respiratory rate
respiratory rate
Time frame: During each PK study visit from visit start to end, up to approximately 8 hours
Safety- as measured by Adverse events
adverse events
Time frame: During each PK study visit from visit start to end, up to approximately 8 hours; and from baseline to end of study participation
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