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Efficacy of Auricular Acupuncture on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

NCT02872077 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2019-07-16

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Summary

This study will assess the efficacy of needle auricular acupuncture (AA) in neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) infants who require pharmacologic therapy at the Tampa General Hospital NICU. The investigators will evaluate efficacy of needle AA as an adjunct treatment for NAS by means of total methadone dose exposure, peak withdrawal scores, and overall length of stay.

This is the first study to evaluate efficacy of needle AA as an adjunct treatment for NAS by means of total methadone dose exposure, peak withdrawal scores, and overall length of stay.

Conditions

  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Auricular acupuncture

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of South Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maya Balakrishnan, MD · USF Health Pediatrics / Neonatology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
5 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-08-31
Primary Completion
2018-10-09
Completion
2018-10-09

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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