Phase Ib/2a Drug-drug Interaction Study of a Combination of 45mg Dextromethorphan With 105 mg Bupropion

NCT05976646 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2026-05-06

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Summary

The overall goal of this project is to collect initial human data on the effects of novel compounds on safety (interactions with an opioid drug, e.g., buprenorphine) and early efficacy signals (subjective effects on negative affect, craving, and opioid withdrawal) in OUD subjects currently in MOUD treatment with buprenorphine.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Placebo

Subjects who are randomized to placebo will receive identical capsules to the test product at the same time periods noted above, administered orally.

DRUG

Auvelity

Orally-administered combination of 45 mg dextromethorphan with 105 mg Bupropion (trade name Auvelity). Auvelity will initially be administered orally once daily for three days. After 3 days on once daily AUVELITY, the participants will begin taking AUVELITY twice daily for 4 additional days as recommended in the FDA-approved prescribing information.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    collaborator NIH
  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Frederick G Moeller · Virginia Commonwealth University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-18
Primary Completion
2025-07-09
Completion
2025-07-09
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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