Opioid DependencePhase 2NCT07014644
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Single-Center Clinical Study on the Efficacy of Naltrexone Implant in Antagonizing Opioid Agonist Hydromorphone
A Phase 2 study testing 1.5g Naltrexone Implant in people with Opioid Dependence, run by Shenzhen Sciencare Medical Industries Co., Ltd. at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
This study adopted a randomized, double-blind study design to evaluate the antagonistic effect, safety and pharmacokinetics of Naltrexone (opioid receptor antagonist) implantation after Hydromorphone (opioid receptor agonist) challenge.By using the method of multiple Hydromorphone challenge tests and assessing the… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Opioid Dependence
- What is being tested?
- 1.5g Naltrexone Implant
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 31 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 7 Aug 2018to 19 May 2020
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Male or female subjects aged 18 to 65 years;
- Those who had abused opioids for more than 1 year, and had used drugs at least once aweek in the abuse history;
- Opioid-dependent subjects in the convalescent stage who had discontinued using opioids for more than 30 days and had a negative urine test for opioids;
- Weight: male ≥ 45 kg, female ≥ 40 kg;
- Physical condition: the subjects were screened within 2 weeks before the study, and had no medical history of heart, liver, kidney, digestive tract, nervous system, mental abnormality or metabolic abnormality; comprehensive physical examinations showed that the subjects had normal or abnormal but not clinically significant electrocardiogram, blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory status and laboratory tests including chest X-ray (results within half a year were valid), blood routine, urine routine, hepatic function, renal function, blood glucose, blood lipid, coagulation function and other biochemical tests at the discretion of the clinician;
- Subjects without eye disease or optic neuropathy;
- The subjects and their witnesses must give informed consent to this study before the study, and the subjects voluntarily signed a written informed consent;
- The subjects could communicate well with the investigator and complete the study in accordance with the study regulations.
Who cannot join
- (1) Patients with clinically significant major diseases or major surgical operations within 4 weeks before the study; (2) Those with a history of heart, kidney, digestive tract and other important organs and hematopoietic system diseases; (3) Patients with bleeding tendency and leukopenia; (4) Patients with chronic pain or epilepsy; (5) Patients with serious mental and neurological diseases; (6) Patients with suicidal tendency; (7) Those who had a history of allergy to Hydromorphone or those who were allergic to Naltrexone and its excipients; (8) Those with blood loss or blood donation up to 200 ml within 3 months before the study; (9) Those who had participated in clinical studies of other drugs within 3 months before the study, or were participating in clinical studies of other drugs; (10) Those who had used drugs known to damage a certain organ or were currently using such drugs within 3 months before the study; (11) Those who had used prescription analgesics or psychiatric drugs within 30 days before the study; (12) Those who had used any drug that would inhibit or induce hepatic metabolism of drugs within one week before the study (e.g.: inducers - barbiturates, carbamazepine, phenytoin, glucocorticoids, omeprazole; inhibitors - SSRI antidepressants, cimetidine, diltiazem macrolides, nitroimidazoles, sedative-hypnotics, verapamil, fluoroquinolones, antihistamines); (13) Any other surgical or medical condition that could potentially jeopardize the subject's participation in the study and alter the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of the drug, including the following:
- Inflammatory bowel syndrome, peptic ulcer, or gastrointestinal bleeding;
- History of serious gastrointestinal surgery, such as gastrectomy, gastrostomy, or colectomy;
- History of liver disease and hepatic function laboratory tests such as: alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), γ-glutamyl transferase(γ-GT), or total bilirubin (T-Bili) greater than 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) and judged by the clinician as abnormal and clinically significant;4) Clinically significant abnormalities in medical history or laboratory tests for creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, or urine components (e.g., proteinuria), suggesting renal impairment; (14) Those with a history of immunodeficiency, including a positive HIV test; (15) Those who were not suitable to participate in the study at the discretion of the investigator. In addition to the above requirements, female subjects who met the following conditions should also be excluded: (16) Those who took oral contraceptives 30 days before the study; (17) Those who had used within 6 months before the study and might use during the study long-acting estrogen or progestin injections or implants; (18) Women of childbearing age who had experienced unprotected sexual intercourse with their partners within 14 days before the study; (19) Women in pregnancy or lactating;
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
China1 site
The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Address: No. 139, Renmin Road Central, Changsha City
Changsha, Hunan, 410011
About this study
Official title: A Randomized, Double-blind, Single-center Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safetyof Naltrexone Implant in Antagonizing Opioid Agonist Hydromorphone
This study adopted a randomized, double-blind study design to evaluate the antagonistic effect, safety and pharmacokinetics of Naltrexone (opioid receptor antagonist) implantation after Hydromorphone (opioid receptor agonist) challenge.By using the method of multiple Hydromorphone challenge tests and assessing the clinical symptoms and signs related to opioid agonism as well as the pharmacokinetic parameters of Naltrexone and Hydromorphone, this study aimed to investigate the antagonistic effect of different doses of Naltrexone Implants post dosing in different time periods on different doses of Hydromorphone, to understand the ability of Naltrexone to antagonize Hydromorphone and its effective blood concentration, and to explore the effective dose and duration of Naltrexone Implants in antagonizing Hydromorphone. The study also aimed to provide a basis for the clinical use of Naltrexone Implants in the anti-relapse treatment of opioid dependence, and to provide a reference for the design of Phase 3 clinical studies.
- Conditions
- Opioid Dependence
- Being tested
- 0.9g Naltrexone Implant + 0.6g Naltrexone Implant Placebo, 1.5g Naltrexone Implant
- Medical subject headings
- Opioid-Related Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
0.9g Naltrexone Implant + 0.6g Naltrexone Implant PlaceboDrug
0.9g Naltrexone Implant + 0.6g Naltrexone Implant Placebo
1.5g Naltrexone ImplantDrug
1.5g Naltrexone Implant
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9 g | Experimental | Not described Receives: Drug: 0.9g Naltrexone Implant + 0.6g Naltrexone Implant Placebo |
| 1.5 g | Experimental | Not described Receives: Drug: 1.5g Naltrexone Implant |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Effective Antagonistic Dose of Naltrexone Implant for Opioid Antagonism
Effective Antagonistic Dose of Naltrexone Implant for Opioid Antagonism
Measured: 150 day
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Jun 2025
- Study start7 Aug 2018
- Primary completion13 May 2020
- Study completion19 May 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Opioid DependenceStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Triple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 31 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Shenzhen Sciencare Medical Industries Co., Ltd.
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07014644
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- HZ-Ⅱ-NQT-18-01
- Status last verified
- Jun 2025
- First submitted
- 3 Jun 2025
- Last updated
- 11 Jun 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 11 Jun 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Randomized, Double-blind, Single-center Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safetyof Naltrexone Implant in Antagonizing Opioid Agonist Hydromorphone
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07014644
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- HZ-Ⅱ-NQT-18-01
- Conditions
- Opioid Dependence
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 31 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Shenzhen Sciencare Medical Industries Co., Ltd.Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 7 Aug 2018 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 13 May 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 19 May 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 11 Jun 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study adopted a randomized, double-blind study design to evaluate the antagonistic effect, safety and pharmacokinetics of Naltrexone (opioid receptor antagonist) implantation after Hydromorphone (opioid receptor agonist) challenge.By using the method of multiple Hydromorphone challenge tests and assessing the clinical symptoms and signs related to opioid agonism as well as the pharmacokinetic parameters of Naltrexone and Hydromorphone, this study aimed to investigate the antagonistic effect of different doses of Naltrexone Implants post dosing in different time periods on different doses of Hydromorphone, to understand the ability of Naltrexone to antagonize Hydromorphone and its effective blood concentration, and to explore the effective dose and duration of Naltrexone Implants in antagonizing Hydromorphone. The study also aimed to provide a basis for the clinical use of Naltrexone Implants in the anti-relapse treatment of opioid dependence, and to provide a reference for the design of Phase 3 clinical studies.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Triple blind (participant, investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9 g | Experimental | Drug: 0.9g Naltrexone Implant + 0.6g Naltrexone Implant Placebo |
| 1.5 g | Experimental | Drug: 1.5g Naltrexone Implant |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (8 listed)
- Male or female subjects aged 18 to 65 years;
- Those who had abused opioids for more than 1 year, and had used drugs at least once aweek in the abuse history;
- Opioid-dependent subjects in the convalescent stage who had discontinued using opioids for more than 30 days and had a negative urine test for opioids;
- Weight: male ≥ 45 kg, female ≥ 40 kg;
- Physical condition: the subjects were screened within 2 weeks before the study, and had no medical history of heart, liver, kidney, digestive tract, nervous system, mental abnormality or metabolic abnormality; comprehensive physical examinations showed that the subjects had normal or abnormal but not clinically significant electrocardiogram, blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory status and laboratory tests including chest X-ray (results within half a year were valid), blood routine, urine routine, hepatic function, renal function, blood glucose, blood lipid, coagulation function and other biochemical tests at the discretion of the clinician;
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- (1) Patients with clinically significant major diseases or major surgical operations within 4 weeks before the study; (2) Those with a history of heart, kidney, digestive tract and other important organs and hematopoietic system diseases; (3) Patients with bleeding tendency and leukopenia; (4) Patients with chronic pain or epilepsy; (5) Patients with serious mental and neurological diseases; (6) Patients with suicidal tendency; (7) Those who had a history of allergy to Hydromorphone or those who were allergic to Naltrexone and its excipients; (8) Those with blood loss or blood donation up to 200 ml within 3 months before the study; (9) Those who had participated in clinical studies of other drugs within 3 months before the study, or were participating in clinical studies of other drugs; (10) Those who had used drugs known to damage a certain organ or were currently using such drugs within 3 months before the study; (11) Those who had used prescription analgesics or psychiatric drugs within 30 days before the study; (12) Those who had used any drug that would inhibit or induce hepatic metabolism of drugs within one week before the study (e.g.: inducers - barbiturates, carbamazepine, phenytoin, glucocorticoids, omeprazole; inhibitors - SSRI antidepressants, cimetidine, diltiazem macrolides, nitroimidazoles, sedative-hypnotics, verapamil, fluoroquinolones, antihistamines); (13) Any other surgical or medical condition that could potentially jeopardize the subject's participation in the study and alter the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of the drug, including the following:
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9g Naltrexone Implant + 0.6g Naltrexone Implant Placebo0.9g Naltrexone Implant + 0.6g Naltrexone Implant Placebo | Drug | 0.9 g |
| 1.5g Naltrexone Implant1.5g Naltrexone Implant | Drug | 1.5 g |
Primary outcome
Effective Antagonistic Dose of Naltrexone Implant for Opioid Antagonism
Time frame: 150 day
Effective Antagonistic Dose of Naltrexone Implant for Opioid Antagonism
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 11 Jun 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing 1.5g Naltrexone Implant in people with Opioid Dependence, run by Shenzhen Sciencare Medical Industries Co., Ltd. at 1 site in China.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Jun 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Effective Antagonistic Dose of Naltrexone Implant for Opioid Antagonism (time frame: 150 day). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Jun 2025; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 28 Oct 2026.