Integrating Brain, Neurocognitive, and Computational Tools in OUD

University of Pennsylvania

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Opioid Use Disorder

Treatments

Diagnostic Test: Neurocognitive battery

Diagnostic Test: fNIRS

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06136247

854332

Details and patient eligibility

About

The 5-year K01 Mentored Research Scientist proposal will employ brain, neurocognitive, and computational tools (e.g., machine learning) to understand the impact of opioid-use disorder (OUD) and common co-occurring issues on executive function and clinical outcomes. There have been record numbers of fatal and non-fatal overdoses (ODs) associated with opioids (and other drugs) in the past 12-months. Improving classification and predictive capabilities to enhance treatment and prevent relapse is of the upmost importance. Deficits in neurocognition often are associated with poor treatment outcomes (e.g., more drug use, medication non-adherence), yet co-occurring issues associated with OUD (e.g., depression, anxiety, physical/sexual abuse, neglect) make it difficult to parse which contributing factors lead to worse executive function (EF) and poorer treatment outcomes. Novel brain, neurocognitive, and computational tools are needed to help determine these differences, in order to lay the foundation for better treatments. This need has shaped both the training plan and the associated research project in a 5-year K01 Mentored Research Scientist proposal, building on Dr. Regier's prior preclinical and clinical addiction neuroscience experience (focused mostly on cocaine-use disorders, cue-reactivity, subcortical networks, prior adversity, and univariate imaging techniques).

Enrollment

192 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 60 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

men and women with moderate to severe opioid use disorder by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, version 5, (DSM-V) criteria on a stable (at least one week without change) dose of oral buprenorphine-naloxone or methadone. (for OUD group)
Eligible participants will be between 18-60 years of age;
able to read at an eighth-grade level;
able to speak English.

Exclusion criteria

unable to understand or complete the tasks.
Certain mental health conditions, including (but not limited to) bipolar I with current manic episode, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder, determined by the Principal Investigator (PI) to interfere with study participation.
moderate or severe substance-use disorder (for Healthy Controls)