NCT02033746

Opiate Craving Reduction Study Using Post-detox Patients on Suboxone and Use of TEAS as Adjunctive Treatment

A Crossover Study Using Transdermal Electroacupuncture as Adjunctive Treatment to Reduce Opiate Cravings in Post-Detox Outpatients Receiving Buprenorphine-Naloxone

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mclean Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 59 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Pilot study of 12 outpatients in early recovery from illicit drug use,post-detox and on buprenorphine-naloxone maintenance will be offered 12 TEAS adjunct treatments over 6 weeks(X2/week) to ascertain if they experience any improvement in mood,sleep,overall quality of life and decrease drug cravings ultimately while facing everyday life stressors.

Detailed description

* this crossover study will involve participants who will be randomized into two treatment groups,A\&B. TEAS treatments will be given for 30 minutes,X2/week,for 6 weeks(12total sessions). Group A will receive 2 weeks(4 sessions) of active treatment followed by 4 weeks of sham treatment(8 sessions). Group B will receive 2 weeks(4 sessions) of sham treatment,2 weeks (4 sessions)of real treatment,and finally 2 weeks (4 sessions) of sham treatment. * parameters to be measured include vital signs and questionnaires weeks 1,3,5,6 to assess self-reported past 14-day substance use,alcohol and drug craving,withdrawal symptoms,sleep,mood,pain and overall quality of life. * goals include better lives for post-detox opiate addicts as they incorporate this treatment into their lives,saving themselves and loved ones more horror,and their communities resources.

Conditions

• Opioid-use Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Han's Acupoint Nerve Stimulator	frequency delivery(3 seconds of 2 Hz followed by 3 seconds of 100 Hz(dense disperse method).

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-08-01
• Primary completion: 2017-08-01
• Completion: 2017-12-01
• First posted: 2014-01-13
• Last updated: 2018-02-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States