Can a simple device ease opioid withdrawal?
NCT ID NCT05924945
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a device called Bridge to see if it could reduce symptoms of opioid withdrawal. Researchers compared it to a fake device in 13 adults with opioid use disorder. The study was stopped early, so results are limited.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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13 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participant able to provide written informed consent * Participant is 18 to 65-years old * Participant has confirmed opioid use disorder (OUD) as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 * Participants is entering an OUD treatment program Exclusion Criteria: * Participant requires tapering from another substance at entry to treatment * Participant is pregnant or lactating * Participant has a history of hemophilia or psoriasis vulgaris * Participant has a cardiac pacemaker implant device * Participant has irritated or broken skin at the site of intended device placement * Participant is currently participating in, or was enrolled in another clinical trial within the last 30 days * Participant has a history of poor wound healing * Participant has a severe autoimmune disease or uncontrolled diabetes * Participant has an open wound/abscess infection/MRSA * Participant has a history of a chronic pain in the last 90 days * Participant has a serious medical condition which in the judgment of the principal investigator or his/her designee would make study participation unsafe, or would make intervention compliance difficult * Participant has a psychiatric illness (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or other psychotic disorder, active suicidal ideation with a plan within the last month or suicide attempt)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Caron Treatment Centers
Wernersville, Pennsylvania, 19565, United States
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