The O'Neil Long Acting Naltrexone Implant (OLANI) Pharmacokinetic (PK)/Safety Study in Healthy Volunteers

This is an interventional basic science trial for Opioid Use Disorder focused on measuring naltrexone, opioids, opioid use disorder, OLANI implant Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men or women between the ages of 18 and 55 years old (inclusive)
• Without The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM 5) - Substance Related Disorders classification; in sustained remission is not exclusionary
• Able and willing to comply with the requirements of the protocol
• Able and willing to provide written informed consent
• Willing to undergo a minor surgical procedure under local anesthetic to allow for investigational drug administration in the subcutaneous tissue
• BMI inclusive of 18.5 to 30.0
• Have an initial weight between 45.3 and 81.6 kilograms (inclusive)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Positive urine drug screen (UDS) at screening for illicit substances.
• Is currently on naltrexone medication.
• Has had a naltrexone implant in the past 24 months.
• Has received treatment with an extended naltrexone product (e.g. Vivitrol) in the past 12 months.
• Has a condition which requires treatment with opioid based medication.
• Has a known hypersensitivity to naltrexone.
• Has a known hypersensitivity to poly-lactic based materials e.g. biodegradable sutures, surgical implants or previous biodegradable implants.
• Has a known hypersensitivity to local anesthesia.
• Is prone to skin rashes, irritation or has a skin condition such as recurrent eczema that is likely to impact the implant site area, or as determined by the evaluating physician.
• Demonstrates any abnormal skin tissue in the proposed implantation area.
• Is pregnant or planning to be. Women need to have negative blood pregnancy test at screening. Women need to agree to practice dual contraceptives.
• Participant is breastfeeding or planning to be.
• Has a current significant neurological (including cognitive and psychiatric disorders), hepatic, renal, endocrine, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, hematological or metabolic disease unless currently controlled and stable with protocol-allowed medication 30 days prior to proposed investigational product administration.
• Any clinically important abnormal finding as determined by medical history, physical examination, ECG or clinical laboratory tests.
• Any additional condition(s) that in the investigator's opinion would prohibit the participant from completing the study or would not be in the best interest of the participant.
• Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate transaminase (AST) > 3 times the upper end of the laboratory normal range.
• Any methadone use 14 days prior to screening, and up to Study Day 0.
• Current DSM-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar, anxiety, or depressive disorder, confirmed by The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) diagnostic interview assessment, or currently treated with medications for anxiety or depression. Past history (in remission DSM-5 classification) of anxiety or depression is not exclusionary.
• Any elevated risk for suicide measured using the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), endorsing any of the items in the past month (C-SSRS, Lifetime)
• Is participating or intending to participate in any other clinical trial during the duration of this study.