ArticleJournal of addiction medicine
Continued Posttrial Benefits of Buprenorphine Extended Release: RECOVER Study Findings.
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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study To Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Multiple Subcutaneous Injections of Depot Buprenorphine (RBP-6000 [100 mg and 300 mg]) Over 24 Weeks in Treatment-Seeking Subjects With Opioid Use Disorder
An Open-Label, Depot Buprenorphine (RBP-6000) Treatment Extension Study in Subjects With Opioid Use Disorder
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evidence-based consensus guidelines for the pharmacological management of substance dependence: Recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2026Guideline
- Initiation, retention, and discontinuation of extended-release buprenorphine (BUP-XR) for opioid dependence: A single-arm multi-site trial in Ukraine.The International journal on drug policy · 2026Article
- Long-acting injectables for the treatment of substance use disorder: a look ahead.Expert opinion on drug delivery · 2025Article
- Social Listening for Patient Experiences With Stopping Extended-Release Buprenorphine: Content Analysis of Reddit Messages.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Making long-acting treatment work: Tracing connections with extended-release buprenorphine depot through time.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Article
- Reduced emergency department use among insured individuals receiving extended-release buprenorphine in a health system setting.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2024Article
- Does the advent of depot therapy represent a step change in our understanding of opioid use disorder and its treatment?Drug and alcohol review · 2024Article
- History of the discovery, development, and FDA-approval of buprenorphine medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundThis analysis describes participants' opioid use disorder (OUD) outcomes for 18 months after discontinuing extended-release buprenorphine injection (BUP-XR, SUBLOCADE).
methodsThe RECOVER (Remission From Chronic Opioid Use: Studying Environmental and Socioeconomic Factors on Recovery) study recruited participants from BUP-XR clinical trials (NCT02357901, NCT025100142, and NCT02896296) to assess whether there were sustained benefits after leaving the trial. Abstinence from opioids and from all illicit substances (excluding medical cannabis), health-related quality of life, depression, and employment were measured after BUP-XR discontinuation and change in outcomes assessed at 6, 12, and 18 months. Results were analyzed within the full cohort and by duration of BUP-XR treatment (0-2 months, 3-5 months, 6-11 months, 12 months, or 13-18 months) with and without inverse probability weights adjusting for differences in baseline characteristics.
resultsOf 533 participants, 529 were assessed over the 18-month study period. Further posttrial pharmacotherapy was reported by 33% of participants. At RECOVER baseline, longer BUP-XR was associated with higher abstinence (0-2 months BUP-XR [n = 116]: 38.8%; 3-5 months BUP-XR [n = 61]: 41.0%; 6-11 months BUP-XR [n = 86]: 68.6%; 12 months BUP-XR [n = 135]: 71.9%; 18 months BUP-XR [n = 131]: 88.2%) and greater 12-Item Short Form Health Survey mental component scores. Over 60% of participants had stable or improved outcomes at 6, 12, and 18 months assessments. Overall 47% of participants self-reported sustained opioid abstinence for the full 18-month follow-up, with greater sustained abstinence associated with longer BUP-XR treatment duration. A sensitivity analysis, removing patients receiving medications for OUD, yielded similar results.
conclusionsParticipants from BUP-XR clinical trials who continued into RECOVER maintained or improved on numerous outcomes over 18 months, demonstrating the long-term positive impact of OUD pharmacotherapy.
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