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Morphine Versus Methadone for Opiate Exposed Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02851303

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Brief summary

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This study investigates the use of methadone versus morphine wean for the treatment of neonatal abstinence syndrome for infants exposed to opioids in utero. Half of infants who require pharmacotherapy for NAS will receive a methadone wean, and half will receive a morphine wean. Length of hospital stay, length of treatment and parent satisfaction will be studied.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02851303
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Lead sponsor
University of New Mexico
Other
Enrollment
61 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
0 Hours to 12 Hours
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Oct 2016 (Type not available)
Primary completion
Jun 2018 (Actual)
Completion
Sep 30, 2018 (Actual)
Last update posted
May 24, 2023

2016 – 2018

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Albuquerque New Mexico 87106 —

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