NCT02062151

Acupuncture in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Babies

Acupuncture Use in Infants Treated for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: a Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of South Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Day – 3 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This pilot study is intended to assess feasibility of auricular acupuncture in NAS infants who require pharmacologic therapy. We intend to evaluate acceptability of auricular acupuncture, infant tolerance, recruitment strategies, and methodological issues. We plan to also test and generate hypotheses in preparation to apply for funding a larger randomized controlled trial.

Detailed description

Objectives: Primary: To establish feasibility of a protocol for auricular acupuncture in infants suffering from NAS admitted to the NICU receiving pharmacologic therapy. Secondary: In infants suffering from NAS admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) receiving pharmacologic therapy: 1. Determine parent and staff acceptability of auricular acupuncture 2. Determine infant tolerance to auricular acupuncture 3. Evaluate the effect of auricular acupuncture on individual items of the Modified Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Severity score associated with sympathetic nervous system responses 4. Evaluate the effect of auricular acupuncture on time to return to birth weight

Conditions

• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Acupuncture	Acupuncture

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-02-01
• Primary completion: 2015-05-01
• Completion: 2015-10-01
• First posted: 2014-02-13
• Last updated: 2019-07-17
• Results posted: 2019-01-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States