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SPG block for Opioid Use Disorder

N/A

Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by New York State Psychiatric Institute

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 4 weeks

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study whether blocking the SPG nerve helps reduce withdrawal symptoms for people with opioid use disorder, allowing for successful medication induction. No treatment involved.

Eligible Conditions

Opioid Use Disorder

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 4 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~4 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

enrollment: percent screened subjects who enroll

retention: percent enrolled subjects who complete

tolerability: percent adverse events, if any

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: SPG blockExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The sphenopalatine ganglion will be blocked with bipuvacaine for this study

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

sphenopalatine ganglion block

2017

N/A

~140

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Who is running the clinical trial?

New York State Psychiatric InstituteLead Sponsor

475 Previous Clinical Trials

153,895 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are those aged 40 or older eligible to take part in the current clinical trial?

"The upper and lower age limits for this research are 60 years old and 22 years of age, respectively."

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Is it feasible to join this medical research venture?

"Those with opioid use disorder aged between 22 and 60 may be accepted into this research study, which has a total enrolment of 12 patients."

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Do you have open spots available for participants in this clinical experiment?

"Yes, according to clinicaltrials.gov the trial remains open for application and was last updated on February 27th 2023. 12 subjects are wanted from one medical facility."

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What is the cap on the number of individuals involved in this trial?

"Affirmative. According to the records on clinicaltrials.gov, this investigation has been searching for patients since February 3rd 2023 and is still ongoing as of 27th of the same month. They are trying to recruit 12 volunteers from a single location."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

A Study of SPG Block for Opioid Withdrawal

Diana Martinez 2023. "A Study of SPG Block for Opioid Withdrawal". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04946656.