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Semaglutide for Helping Opioid Recovery
Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital
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
Conditions
Interventions
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.
Placebo
Placebo syringes of saline and matching volume will be produced by IDS.
Locations (1)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States