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Study aim
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Determining the effect of adding amantadine to clonidine on improving withdrawal symptoms of opioid
1- Determining and comparing the mean score of the Subjective Scale of Subjective Opioid Withdrawal Scale (SOWS) on days 1, 3, 7, 41 and 21 in the two groups of amantadine + clonidine and placebo + clonidine
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Design
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The type of this study is phase 3 double-blind clinical trial. The selected patients are assigned to the two treatment groups of clonidine + placebo and clonidine + amantadine in double random blocks. The sample size was calculated for 43 people in each group.
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Settings and conduct
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Patients referred to the addiction treatment center of Amin Hospital in Isfahan who use opium or heroin and are in the age range of 20-60 years and have DSM-V criteria in terms of substance dependence, by consecutive sampling and observing the inclusion criteria And exit will enter the study.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria:
1- Satisfaction to participate in the study
2- Having DSM-V criteria for drug dependence
Inclusion criteria:
1. Taking painkillers
2. Existence of major psychiatric disorders (by obtaining a psychiatric history according to DSM-5 criteria) or taking psychiatric medication
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Intervention groups
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The two intervention and control groups will receive amantadine and clonidine, or placebo and clonidine.In both groups, at the beginning of treatment, opioid is stopped abruptly and buprenorphine at a dose of 2-4 mg is started.The dose is then gradually increased until complete control of withdrawal symptoms.
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Main outcome variables
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The process is such that both consecutive eligible entrants are considered as a block. The random mode is such that if the random number is 4-0, it is assigned to group A and if it is 5-9, it is assigned to group B, and then it is decoded from A and B according to the type of treatment.