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6-week Trial of Oxytocin for Co-occurring Cocaine and Opioid Use Disorders
In Brief
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating Intranasal oxytocin and Intranasal placebo for Stimulant Use & Co-occuring Opioid Use Disorders. Completed, enrolled 42 participants across 3 sites.
Detailed Summary
This study will investigate the effects of intranasal administration of oxytocin, a social neuropeptide, on reducing stimulant use, enhancing therapeutic engagement, and susceptibility to stress-induced relapse in Veterans with stimulant use disorders and enrolled in opioid replacement therapy (ORT) program for co-occurring opioid use disorder (OUD).
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Each Veteran with a stimulant use disorder, receiving MMT for OUD will receive a oxytocin nasal spray 40 International Units (IU) to be self administered twice daily over 6 weeks while in the MMT program. The veteran will come in for a total of 7 weekly visits. At baseline and during the last visit the veteran will complete at Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), and psychophysiological and biomarkers of stress will be collected. At every weekly visit a urine sample and self-reported drug use will be collected and therapy attendance will be recorded.
Each Veteran with a stimulant use disorder, receiving MMT for OUD will receive a placebo nasal spray 40IU to be self administered twice daily over 6 weeks while in the MMT program. The veteran will come in for a total of 7 weekly visits. At baseline and during the last visit the veteran will complete at Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), and psychophysiological and biomarkers of stress will be collected. At every weekly visit a urine sample and self-reported drug use will be collected and therapy attendance will be recorded.