Trial Outcomes & Findings for Extended-Release Naltrexone Opioid Treatment at Jail Re-Entry (NCT NCT01999946)

NCT ID: NCT01999946

Last Updated: 2021-06-25

Results Overview

Our primary aim is to compare time-to-relapse among participants treated with XR-NTX vs. randomized ETAU following release from jail measured up to 24 weeks by Urine Toxicology results and self-report on the TLFB.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

217 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

up to 24 weeks

Results posted on

2021-06-25

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Extended-Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX)
Extended-Release Naltrexone (Vivitrol®), 380mg administered 1x/month by intramuscular injection. Extended-Release Naltrexone: Extended-Release Naltrexone (Vivitrol®), 380mg administered 1x/month by intramuscular injection.
Enhanced Treatment As Usual (ETAU)
Enhanced Treatment As Usual arm will not receive any study medication, but will receive enhancement counseling centered on post-release treatment involvement and a patient-drug educational handout with direct referrals to re-entry community treatment, including agonist maintenance (methadone and buprenorphine programs), drug-free outpatient and 12-step resources, and residential treatment including supportive housing programs will be provided. These counseling and referral efforts are designed to exceed standard, out-of-treatment experiences, and will ensure both arms are offered tangible health benefits above and beyond that of the usual jail incarceration period in accordance with DHS prisoner research standards.
Methadone Treatment Program (MTP)
Quasi-Experimental cohort, will be participants recruited from NYC Rikers Island jail's Key Extended Entry Program (KEEP)'s jail methadone maintenance program, they will not receive any intervention from study, but will receive enhancement counseling centered on post-release treatment involvement and a patient-drug educational handout with direct referrals to re-entry community treatment.These counseling and referral efforts are designed to exceed standard, out-of-treatment experiences, and will ensure both arms are offered tangible health benefits above and beyond that of the usual jail incarceration period in accordance with DHS prisoner research standards. MTP participants are new KEEP methadone participants not enrolled in community methadone at the time of arrest.
Overall Study
STARTED
61
58
79
Overall Study
COMPLETED
59
56
0
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
2
2
79

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Extended-Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX)
Extended-Release Naltrexone (Vivitrol®), 380mg administered 1x/month by intramuscular injection. Extended-Release Naltrexone: Extended-Release Naltrexone (Vivitrol®), 380mg administered 1x/month by intramuscular injection.
Enhanced Treatment As Usual (ETAU)
Enhanced Treatment As Usual arm will not receive any study medication, but will receive enhancement counseling centered on post-release treatment involvement and a patient-drug educational handout with direct referrals to re-entry community treatment, including agonist maintenance (methadone and buprenorphine programs), drug-free outpatient and 12-step resources, and residential treatment including supportive housing programs will be provided. These counseling and referral efforts are designed to exceed standard, out-of-treatment experiences, and will ensure both arms are offered tangible health benefits above and beyond that of the usual jail incarceration period in accordance with DHS prisoner research standards.
Methadone Treatment Program (MTP)
Quasi-Experimental cohort, will be participants recruited from NYC Rikers Island jail's Key Extended Entry Program (KEEP)'s jail methadone maintenance program, they will not receive any intervention from study, but will receive enhancement counseling centered on post-release treatment involvement and a patient-drug educational handout with direct referrals to re-entry community treatment.These counseling and referral efforts are designed to exceed standard, out-of-treatment experiences, and will ensure both arms are offered tangible health benefits above and beyond that of the usual jail incarceration period in accordance with DHS prisoner research standards. MTP participants are new KEEP methadone participants not enrolled in community methadone at the time of arrest.
Overall Study
Participant not released from jail
2
2
0
Overall Study
Not included in primary outcome analysis
0
0
79

Baseline Characteristics

Extended-Release Naltrexone Opioid Treatment at Jail Re-Entry

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Extended-Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX)
n=59 Participants
Extended-Release Naltrexone (Vivitrol®), 380mg administered 1x/month by intramuscular injection. Extended-Release Naltrexone: Extended-Release Naltrexone (Vivitrol®), 380mg administered 1x/month by intramuscular injection.
Enhanced Treatment As Usual (ETAU)
n=56 Participants
Enhanced Treatment As Usual arm will not receive any study medication, but will receive enhancement counseling centered on post-release treatment involvement and a patient-drug educational handout with direct referrals to re-entry community treatment, including agonist maintenance (methadone and buprenorphine programs), drug-free outpatient and 12-step resources, and residential treatment including supportive housing programs will be provided. These counseling and referral efforts are designed to exceed standard, out-of-treatment experiences, and will ensure both arms are offered tangible health benefits above and beyond that of the usual jail incarceration period in accordance with DHS prisoner research standards.
Methadone Treatment Program (MTP)
n=79 Participants
Quasi-Experimental cohort, will be participants recruited from NYC Rikers Island jail's Key Extended Entry Program (KEEP)'s jail methadone maintenance program, they will not receive any intervention from study, but will receive enhancement counseling centered on post-release treatment involvement and a patient-drug educational handout with direct referrals to re-entry community treatment.These counseling and referral efforts are designed to exceed standard, out-of-treatment experiences, and will ensure both arms are offered tangible health benefits above and beyond that of the usual jail incarceration period in accordance with DHS prisoner research standards. MTP participants are new KEEP methadone participants not enrolled in community methadone at the time of arrest.
Total
n=194 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
42.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.9 • n=39 Participants
43.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.8 • n=41 Participants
43.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.7 • n=35 Participants
43.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.1 • n=31 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
7 Participants
n=39 Participants
6 Participants
n=41 Participants
19 Participants
n=35 Participants
32 Participants
n=31 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
52 Participants
n=39 Participants
50 Participants
n=41 Participants
60 Participants
n=35 Participants
162 Participants
n=31 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
25 Participants
n=39 Participants
22 Participants
n=41 Participants
35 Participants
n=35 Participants
82 Participants
n=31 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
34 Participants
n=39 Participants
34 Participants
n=41 Participants
44 Participants
n=35 Participants
112 Participants
n=31 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=39 Participants
0 Participants
n=41 Participants
0 Participants
n=35 Participants
0 Participants
n=31 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=39 Participants
0 Participants
n=41 Participants
0 Participants
n=35 Participants
0 Participants
n=31 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=39 Participants
0 Participants
n=41 Participants
0 Participants
n=35 Participants
0 Participants
n=31 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=39 Participants
0 Participants
n=41 Participants
0 Participants
n=35 Participants
0 Participants
n=31 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
29 Participants
n=39 Participants
30 Participants
n=41 Participants
34 Participants
n=35 Participants
93 Participants
n=31 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
21 Participants
n=39 Participants
14 Participants
n=41 Participants
27 Participants
n=35 Participants
62 Participants
n=31 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=39 Participants
0 Participants
n=41 Participants
0 Participants
n=35 Participants
0 Participants
n=31 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
9 Participants
n=39 Participants
12 Participants
n=41 Participants
18 Participants
n=35 Participants
39 Participants
n=31 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
59 participants
n=39 Participants
56 participants
n=41 Participants
79 participants
n=35 Participants
194 participants
n=31 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: up to 24 weeks

Population: MTP is a quasi-experimental cohort, so no data was collected for this arm. The primary outcome is a comparison between XR-NTX vs. ETAU only.

Our primary aim is to compare time-to-relapse among participants treated with XR-NTX vs. randomized ETAU following release from jail measured up to 24 weeks by Urine Toxicology results and self-report on the TLFB.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Extended-Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX)
n=59 Participants
Extended-Release Naltrexone (Vivitrol®), 380mg administered 1x/month by intramuscular injection. Extended-Release Naltrexone: Extended-Release Naltrexone (Vivitrol®), 380mg administered 1x/month by intramuscular injection.
Enhanced Treatment As Usual (ETAU)
n=56 Participants
Enhanced Treatment As Usual arm will not receive any study medication, but will receive enhancement counseling centered on post-release treatment involvement and a patient-drug educational handout with direct referrals to re-entry community treatment, including agonist maintenance (methadone and buprenorphine programs), drug-free outpatient and 12-step resources, and residential treatment including supportive housing programs will be provided. These counseling and referral efforts are designed to exceed standard, out-of-treatment experiences, and will ensure both arms are offered tangible health benefits above and beyond that of the usual jail incarceration period in accordance with DHS prisoner research standards.
Time-to-Relapse: XRNTX vs. ETAU Following Release From Jail
8.6 Weeks
Standard Deviation 8.7
5.9 Weeks
Standard Deviation 7.7

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: up to 24 weeks

Our secondary aim is to measure time-to-relapse among XR-NTX vs. the non-randomized observational Methadone (MTP) cohort up to 24 weeks following release from jail and measured by Urine Toxicology results and self-report on the TLFB.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: up to 24 weeks

Community treatment retention/initiation across all arms post-release using the Economic Form 90.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: up to 24 weeks

Any opioid, alcohol, or other illicit drug misuse, defined as continuous counts of both days, amount/day, and urine toxicologies for heroin or other illicit opioid and other drug use across all arms up to 24 weeks post-release and measured by Urine Toxicology Results and the TLFB.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: up to 24 weeks

Injection drug use and HIV sexual risk factors will be assessed across all arms measured post-release from jail and measured using the Risk Assessment Battery.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: up to 28 weeks

Accidental drug overdose and mortality across all arms assessed at each follow-up study visit up to 28 weeks post-release from jail measured by self report on the Opioid-Overdose AE/SAE form.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: up to 24 weeks

Re-incarceration and exploratory cost-effectiveness will be assessed across all arms up to 24 weeks post-release and measured using self-report on the Arrests and Days Incarcerated form and information received from the NYC DOC Inmate Locator online. Cost-effectiveness will be assessed across all arms and measured by the Economic Form 90.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Extended-Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX)

Serious events: 8 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 1 deaths

Enhanced Treatment As Usual (ETAU)

Serious events: 9 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 2 deaths

Methadone Treatment Program (MTP)

Serious events: 10 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Extended-Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX)
n=59 participants at risk
Extended-Release Naltrexone (Vivitrol®), 380mg administered 1x/month by intramuscular injection. Extended-Release Naltrexone: Extended-Release Naltrexone (Vivitrol®), 380mg administered 1x/month by intramuscular injection.
Enhanced Treatment As Usual (ETAU)
n=56 participants at risk
Enhanced Treatment As Usual arm will not receive any study medication, but will receive enhancement counseling centered on post-release treatment involvement and a patient-drug educational handout with direct referrals to re-entry community treatment, including agonist maintenance (methadone and buprenorphine programs), drug-free outpatient and 12-step resources, and residential treatment including supportive housing programs will be provided. These counseling and referral efforts are designed to exceed standard, out-of-treatment experiences, and will ensure both arms are offered tangible health benefits above and beyond that of the usual jail incarceration period in accordance with DHS prisoner research standards.
Methadone Treatment Program (MTP)
n=79 participants at risk
Quasi-Experimental cohort, will be participants recruited from NYC Rikers Island jail's Key Extended Entry Program (KEEP)'s jail methadone maintenance program, they will not receive any intervention from study, but will receive enhancement counseling centered on post-release treatment involvement and a patient-drug educational handout with direct referrals to re-entry community treatment.These counseling and referral efforts are designed to exceed standard, out-of-treatment experiences, and will ensure both arms are offered tangible health benefits above and beyond that of the usual jail incarceration period in accordance with DHS prisoner research standards. MTP participants are new KEEP methadone participants not enrolled in community methadone at the time of arrest.
General disorders
Opioid Overdose
1.7%
1/59 • Number of events 1 • Up to 24 weeks
Adverse events were solicited by questionnaire
8.9%
5/56 • Number of events 5 • Up to 24 weeks
Adverse events were solicited by questionnaire
2.5%
2/79 • Number of events 2 • Up to 24 weeks
Adverse events were solicited by questionnaire
General disorders
Fatal Opioid Overdose
1.7%
1/59 • Number of events 1 • Up to 24 weeks
Adverse events were solicited by questionnaire
1.8%
1/56 • Number of events 1 • Up to 24 weeks
Adverse events were solicited by questionnaire
0.00%
0/79 • Up to 24 weeks
Adverse events were solicited by questionnaire
Surgical and medical procedures
Medical Event or Procedure
10.2%
6/59 • Number of events 6 • Up to 24 weeks
Adverse events were solicited by questionnaire
3.6%
2/56 • Number of events 2 • Up to 24 weeks
Adverse events were solicited by questionnaire
6.3%
5/79 • Number of events 5 • Up to 24 weeks
Adverse events were solicited by questionnaire
General disorders
Death, Unknown Cause
0.00%
0/59 • Up to 24 weeks
Adverse events were solicited by questionnaire
1.8%
1/56 • Number of events 1 • Up to 24 weeks
Adverse events were solicited by questionnaire
0.00%
0/79 • Up to 24 weeks
Adverse events were solicited by questionnaire
General disorders
Prolonged Hospitalization
0.00%
0/59 • Up to 24 weeks
Adverse events were solicited by questionnaire
0.00%
0/56 • Up to 24 weeks
Adverse events were solicited by questionnaire
3.8%
3/79 • Number of events 3 • Up to 24 weeks
Adverse events were solicited by questionnaire

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Joshua Lee, MD MS

NYU Langone Health

Phone: 646-501-3552

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place