Rationale, design and methods of VA-BRAVE: a randomized comparative effectiveness trial of two formulations of buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder in veterans
Petrakis I, Springer SA, Davis C, Ralevski E, Gu L, Lew R, Hermos J, Nuite M, Gordon AJ, Kosten TR, Nunes EV, Rosenheck R, Saxon AJ, Swift R, Goldberg A, Ringer R, Ferguson R. Rationale, design and methods of VA-BRAVE: a randomized comparative effectiveness trial of two formulations of buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder in veterans. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2022, 17: 6. PMID: 35101115, PMCID: PMC8802273, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-022-00286-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderVeterans Healthcare AdministrationFormulations of buprenorphineComparative effectiveness trialOpioid useEffectiveness trialUse disordersOpioid epidemicSublingual buprenorphine/naloxoneSevere opioid use disorderBuprenorphine/naloxoneUS opioid epidemicClinical effectiveness trialStandard of careEffective medication treatmentsExtended-release formulationUrgent clinical needLong-term trialsHepatitis BSecondary outcomesSevere sequelaeOpioid abstinencePrimary outcomeMedication treatmentTRIAL REGISTRATION