The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and blood levels of a medicine, naltrexone, contained within an implant in healthy volunteers age 18 to 65 years. To do this, the implant containing the drug will be inserted under the skin, left in place for 3 months and then removed.
Naltrexone (NTX) is a medication that helps people with opioid and alcohol dependence. It works by blocking the effects of opioids like heroin in the body. In the United States, participants can get NTX in two forms: a pill participants take once a day (Revia) and a shot participants get once a month (Vivitrol). Even though NTX is good at stopping the effects of opioids, some people find it hard to take it regularly. That's why scientists are looking into making a new version of NTX that participants only need to take once a month. This could make it easier for people with opioid use problems to stick with their treatment plan. The device being tried out in this research is called BIOPIN-6. It's made to stay in the body for more than a month. The study will go on for three months and aims to check if the BIOPIN-6 is safe and how much medicine it releases into the blood. Once the three months are up, the device will be taken out.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
16
An extended release formulation of naltrexone implanted in the subcutaneous space.
The placebo will be an implant consisting of the poly-d-l Lactic Acid and polycaprolactone contained in BIOPIN 6 without naltrexone.
JBR Clinical Research
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Naltrexone plasma levels (average)
Naltrexone Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) \[(ng/ml) x hr\]
Time frame: Day 0 to Day 98
Naltrexone plasma levels (peak)
Naltrexone Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax) \[ng/ml\]
Time frame: Day 0 to Day 98
Naltrexone plasma levels (peak onset)
Naltrexone time to peak plasma concentration (Tmax) \[hr\]
Time frame: Day 0 to Day 98
6-b-natlrexol plasma levels
6-b-naltrexol Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) \[(ng/ml) x hr\]
Time frame: Day 0 to Day 98
6-b-natlrexol plasma levels (peak)
6-b-naltrexol Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax) \[ng/ml\]
Time frame: Day 0 to Day 98
6-b-natlrexol plasma levels (time to onset of peak))
6-b-naltrexol time to peak plasma concentration (Tmax) \[hr\]
Time frame: Day 0 to Day 98
Adverse events
Number of participants with adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.
Time frame: Day 0 to Day 98
Clinical laboratory values
Number of participants with laboratory abnormalities as assessed by CTCAE v5.
Time frame: Day 0 to Day 98
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