Sublingual Dexmedetomidine for Treating Opioid Withdrawal

PHASE1/PHASE2Active, not recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

160

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 28, 2023

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2025

Study Completion Date

November 30, 2025

Conditions
Opioid Use DisorderOpioid Withdrawal
Interventions
DRUG

BXCL501 (180 micrograms)

Throughout the 7-day inpatient study (Figure 1; Table 1), participants will receive sublingual BXCL501 or placebo twice daily and lofexidine or placebo 4 times daily using a double-blind, double-dummy design.

DRUG

BXCL501 (240 micrograms)

Throughout the 7-day inpatient study (Figure 1; Table 1), participants will receive sublingual BXCL501 or placebo twice daily and lofexidine or placebo 4 times daily using a double-blind, double-dummy design.

OTHER

Placebo

Throughout the 7-day inpatient study (Figure 1; Table 1), participants will receive sublingual BXCL501 or placebo twice daily and lofexidine or placebo 4 times daily using a double-blind, double-dummy design.

OTHER

Lofexidine (Positive Control)

Throughout the 7-day inpatient study (Figure 1; Table 1), participants will receive sublingual BXCL501 or placebo twice daily and lofexidine or placebo 4 times daily using a double-blind, double-dummy design.

Trial Locations (4)

10032

New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York

06519

Yale University, New Haven

07724

Clinilabs, Eatontown

08053

CenExel HRI, Marlton

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

BioXcel Therapeutics Inc

INDUSTRY

collaborator

Yale University

OTHER

collaborator

Clinilabs, Inc.

OTHER

collaborator

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NIH

collaborator

CenExel HRI

UNKNOWN

lead

New York State Psychiatric Institute

OTHER