Sleep drug tested to fight opioid cravings

NCT ID NCT05829655

Summary

This early-stage study is testing whether suvorexant, a medication approved for insomnia, might help people with opioid addiction by reducing their desire to use drugs. About 75 participants with opioid use disorder will stay in a hospital for about two weeks. They will receive either the study drug or a placebo to see if it changes how much they want or use opioids.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • General Clinical Research Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

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