Scientists probe why some opioid users struggle more: new study looks at mind, body, and society
NCT ID NCT06021548
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study aims to understand why some people with opioid use disorder have more severe addiction than others. Researchers will collect blood, saliva, and hair samples from 350 participants and combine that with detailed interviews about their social and mental health. The goal is to find biological markers that, together with life experiences, could better predict how the disease progresses.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better ways to measure opioid addiction severity and predict its course, helping tailor treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not testing a treatment. It may not directly improve patient outcomes, and results may not apply to all opioid users.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
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.
Who is studied
Participants will be recruited from Supervised Drug Consumption Facilities (SCMRs) and Addiction Care, Prevention and Support Centers (CSAPAs) located in Paris, Strasbourg and Lyon, France.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Male, female, or transgender person, age \> 18 years * French speaking subject, able to understand the objectives and risks of the research * Informed signed consent form by the curator (subject under curatorship) / guardian (subject under guardianship), if applicable * Subject who has written "I consent" on the consent form * Subject using psychoactive substances and who attends a low-risk consumption room (SCMR), or a Center for Care, Accompaniment and Prevention in Addictology (CSAPA) * Subject who used one or more illegal opioid drugs or one or more medications (with or without a prescription) at least once in the last 3 months (heroin, buprenorphine, morphine sulfate, methadone, morphine derivatives, oxycontin, oxycodone, oxynorm, Subutex® (Sub), Temgesic®, Suboxone®, Orobupre®, Skenan®, Moscontin®, opium, pethidine, codeine, dinacode, neocodion, codeine efferalgan, Lamaline®, tramadol, durogesic patches, fentanyl...) Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to give the subject informed information (subject with difficulties in understanding) * Subject in an emergency or life-threatening situation * Subject under court protection (upon subject's declaration) * Subject participating in an investigational drug study (upon subject's declaration)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre d'étude des mouvements sociaux (CEMS) UMR8044/INSERM U1276 - École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
RECRUITINGParis, 75006, France
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Service Universitaire d'Addictologie, Hospices Civils de Lyon
RECRUITINGBron, 69678, France
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Service d'Addictologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67091, France
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