Can cycling and counseling curb opioid cravings?
NCT ID NCT05688410
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether stationary cycling (at a voluntary or assisted pace) and a type of psychotherapy called I-STOP can reduce drug cravings in adults with opioid use disorder and chronic pain. About 198 people in residential treatment will try these approaches alone or together. Researchers will also check if these treatments improve depression, anxiety, and sleep.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exercise (stationary cycling) and psychotherapy (I-STOP)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a non-drug way to help people in treatment for opioid addiction manage cravings and pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with only 198 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The effects may be small or not last long-term.
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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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About 198 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
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 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: * 18 to 65 years old * Must be enrolled in a residential/inpatient drug treatment program at a collaborating drug treatment center * Must be diagnosed with an Opioid Use Disorder (OUD; ICD-10 F11.20) or a Poly-substance Drug Use that includes an opioid component (ICD-10,F19.xx) * Must have self-reported pain or a pain condition describing a non-cancer related chronic pain disorder * Must be approved to exercise in the study by the drug treatment center (Medical Director, physician or other relevant clinical staff or primary care physician (PCP)) Exclusion Criteria: * Any substantive contraindications to exercise * Psychiatrically unstable * Pregnant women * Non-English speaking adults * Adults unable to provide informed written consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of Colorado at Denver
Denver, Colorado, 80217, United States
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