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Register: IRCT
Last refreshed on: 22 February 2018
Main ID:  IRCT2015011020624N1
Date of registration: 2015-11-27
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Public title: Comparison of naloxone & buprenorphine on reversal of Opioid Overdose Syndrome and withdrawal in Methadone – Dependant Patients; An experimental Study
Scientific title: Comparison of naloxone & buprenorphine on reversal of Opioid Overdose Syndrome and withdrawal in Methadone – Dependant Patients; An experimental Study
Date of first enrolment: 2016-03-21
Target sample size: 90
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  http://en.irct.ir/trial/18265
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment.  
Phase:  0 (exploratory trials)
Countries of recruitment
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Name: Dr. Nasim Zamani   
Address:  Department of Clinical Toxicology-Loghman Hakim Hospital Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 21 5542 4041
Email: nasim.zamani@gmail.com
Affiliation:  Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Name: Dr Nasim Zamani   
Address:  Department of Clinical Toxicology-Loghman Hakim Hospital Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 21 5542 4041
Email: nasim.zamani@gmail.com
Affiliation:  Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: all opioid-dependant patients who refer after methadone overdose will be included and randomly assigned into either case (buprenorphine with two different doses) or control (naloxone) group.
Exclusion criteria:
1-Those younger than 12 years of age and older than 100 years will be excluded.
2- Patients with multiple drug overdoses will be excluded.
3-Patients who do not respond to the buprenorphien and naloxone doses and are in life-treathening situation will be intubated and excluded from the study.

Exclusion criteria:

Age minimum: 12 years
Age maximum: 100 years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Poisoning by Methadone
Methadone Overdose.
Poisoning by Methadone
Intervention(s)
Buprenorphine (5micro/kg; 1st Control Group)
Buprenorphine (10micro/kg; 2nd Control group)
Narcan Injection (case group)
Intervention 1: Narcan Injection (case group). Intervention 2: Buprenorphine (5micro/kg; 1st Control Group). Intervention 3: Buprenorphine (10micro/kg; 2nd Control group).
Treatment - Drugs
Primary Outcome(s)
Reversal of Respiratory Depression. Timepoint: 1 min. Method of measurement: reversal of respiratory rate.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Reversal of cyanosis and increased O2 Saturation. Timepoint: 2 minutes. Method of measurement: Pulse Oximetry.
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Shahid Beheshti University Medical Sciences Ethics Commitee
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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