100
Participants
Start Date
April 10, 2025
Primary Completion Date
April 15, 2027
Study Completion Date
April 15, 2027
IM naltrexone
The study drug is an intramuscular injection of naltrexone (380mg), administered every 4 weeks via an injection in the ventrogluteal region.
Usual Care
Participants assigned to usual care will receive a harm reduction bundle in clinic. It will include the following components: 1) intranasal naloxone 4mg x 2, 2) participant choice of safer consumption kits based on substances and route used (specific materials for inhaled use vs. injecting, based on common use practices in the region), 3) fentanyl test kits with 2 lateral flow assays per package along with instructions to minimize false positive results, and 4) information about universal overdose precautions (behavioral modifications to optimize safety like using in the presence of others, use a test dose of new substances, etc.)
RECRUITING
Center on Substance Use and Health, San Francisco
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIH
University of California, San Francisco
OTHER