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NCT Number: NCT07356349

Study to Confirm the AuthenTicity of Point of Care Urine samplEs Using Oral fluoreScein Sodium in adulTs With substancE Use Disorder (ATTESTED)

The purpose of this phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study is to confirm the authenticity of point-of-care urine samples in adult persons with substance use disorder using fluorescein sodium as a marker. Eligible persons will, drink a sample of Gatorade™ which includes either, 100 mg fluorescein sodium, or not, followed by 500 mL of water. Fifteen minutes after consuming the Gatorade™, participants will provide a mid-stream urine sample (at least 10 mL urine is required) for examination of fluorescence (in a single-blinded manner) using a Qubit™ fluorometer.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

About this study

One hundred fourteen eligible persons will be randomized. One hour after completely emptying their bladders, in a blinded manner, half will receive Gatorade and the other half will receive Gatorade with 100 mg of fluorescein. All will then drink 500 ml of water and 15 minutes later they will provide urine samples. A solution of sodium bicarbonate will be added to the samples and blinded observers will then examine all of the samples for fluorescence using a Qbit fluorometer.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • • Written informed consent, obtained from the person or legally acceptable representative, before any study-related procedure is performed. Adults aged between 18 and 65 years, inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent form.
  • A documented current substance use disorder, including but not limited to alcohol, cocaine, and/or opioid.
  • Female participants must be: Not women of childbearing potential (WOCBP), i.e., postmenopausal and/or surgically sterile, OR: WOCBP who agree to use a contraceptive method that is highly effective (based on the investigator's judgment) for 28 days before and after study product administration.
  • Male participants must agree to use effective birth control methods and must not donate sperm until 2 weeks after study product administration.
  • Must agree not to be a gamete donor from Screening until 28 days after the follow-up telephone call.
  • Willing and able to comply with the study instructions and attend all scheduled study visits.

Exclusion criteria

  • Life expectancy less than 5 years.
  • Women who are pregnant or are breast-feeding.
  • Known cirrhosis.
  • Diagnosis of Gilbert's syndrome.
  • Heart failure, classified as being in New York Heart Association Class II-IV at Screening.
  • Known allergy to fluorescein, Gatorade™, or any of their excipients.
  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate <30 mL/min/1.73m2 using the Cockroft-Gault method at Screening.
  • Hemoglobin <120 g/L at Screening.
  • Diagnosis of sickle cell anemia or sickle cell trait.
  • Any major episode of infection requiring hospitalization and/or treatment with intravenous antiinfective agents during the 2 months prior to Screening.
  • Use of fluorescein for medical imaging (eg, angiogram, corneal staining) in the 3 days prior to the Randomization Visit. UP
  • In the opinion of the investigator, any other condition that would preclude participation in the study.

Treatment and study plan

Fluorescein

Drug

Oral ingestion of 100 mg of fluorescein in 250 ml of Gatorade tm

Other names: Experimental: Fluorescein

Placebo

Other

Ingestion of 250 ml of Gatorade tm without fluorescein

Primary outcomes

  1. Detection

    Time frame: 15 minutes post ingestion

    Presence of fluorescence

  2. Detection

    Time frame: 15 minutes post ingestion

    Presence of fluorescence .30,000 using fluorometer

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Mark Dubé R President UPTru inc., MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

1 7055222263

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

UpTru Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

AuthenTicity of Point of Care Urine samplEs Using Oral fluoreScein Sodium in adulTs With substancE Use Disorder

Acronym: ATTESTED

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jan 21, 2026
Registry last updated
Jan 23, 2026

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