Buprenorphine and Methadone for Opioid Dependent Chronic Pain Patients

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Opiate Addiction

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if buprenorphine or methadone is better for the treatment of chronic pain among patients who have become addicted to prescription narcotics.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00879996

Run by

State University of New York at Buffalo

People needed

54

Starts

2009-04-01

Expected to finish

2011-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-08-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• chronic back pain
• opioid addiction
• not successful with abstinence
• at least 18 years old
• able to understand spoken English
• live in Western New York State (Erie or Niagara county)
• have health insurance or ability to pay for health care
• no methadone or buprenorphine treatment within past year
• not member of a vulnerable population (e.g., pregnancy, prisoner)

You may not qualify if…

• homelessness
• unable to give consent (e.g., dementia, psychosis)
• serious heart or lung disease
• taking a medication that could interact with methadone or buprenorphine
• pregnancy

Where it is running

• Sheehan Memorial Hospital — Buffalo, New York, United States
• Erie County Medical Center — Buffalo, New York, United States

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