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RECRUITING
NCT06639464
PHASE2

Semaglutide for Helping Opioid Recovery

Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

The is a pilot, 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) newly initiating buprenorphine to receive either weekly injections of semaglutide (n=23) or matching placebo (n=23). The primary aim is to determine the effects of semaglutide on cue-reactivity among individuals with OUD. The secondary aim is to assess the preliminary efficacy, safety, and tolerability of semaglutide for OUD.

Official title: Semaglutide for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

46

Start Date

2025-06-02

Completion Date

2026-08-31

Last Updated

2025-09-26

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

DRUG

Semaglutide

This intervention will consist of the FDA-approved dosing schedule, with terminal dosage based on manufacturer's recommendation to titrate to 1mg over 12 weeks. Participants will receive 0.25mg for the first 4 weeks, 0.5mg for the next 4 weeks, and 1.0mg for the final 4 weeks. IDS will extract semaglutide an draw the doses into syringes for matching placebo doses to also be produced and maintain blind.

OTHER

Placebo

Placebo syringes of saline and matching volume will be produced by IDS.

Locations (1)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States