Brain scans reveal how opioid addiction affects key receptors
NCT ID NCT05683184
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study uses brain scans to compare a specific receptor (CB1) in people with opioid use disorder who are on methadone treatment versus healthy volunteers. The goal is to understand how the endocannabinoid system works differently in addiction. No new treatment is tested; it is purely observational.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Able to provide informed consent * Male and female 18 years and older * DSM-5 diagnosis of opioid use disorder (for OUD group) * Physically healthy i.e., no clinically unstable medical conditions * Written informed consent and have capacity to consent and comply with study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Current neuro-psychiatric illness or severe systemic disease (opioid use disorder is permitted in the OUD group). * Presence of ferromagnetic metal in the body or heart pacemaker * Have had exposure to ionizing radiation that in combination with the study tracer would result in a cumulative exposure that exceeds recommended exposure limits * Are claustrophobic * Hematocrit values lower than 30
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Connecticut Mental Health Center, Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States
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