Blinded Trial of Buprenorphine or Morphine in the Treatment of the Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

In brief

The opioid neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a condition of withdrawal symptoms after utero exposure to opioids. In an open label Phase 1 trial sublingual buprenorphine was associated with a \~30% reduction length of treatment compared to standard of care morphine. Due to the subjective nature of the scoring instrument, efficacy in a blinded trial is needed to unequivocally establish the superiority of buprenorphine over morphine. The primary objective of the trial is to compare length of treatment using sublingual buprenorphine or oral morphine solution in the pharmacologic treatment of the NAS.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01452789

Run by

Thomas Jefferson University

People needed

63

Starts

2011-11-01

Expected to finish

2016-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-24

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ≥ 37 weeks gestation
• Exposure to opiates in utero
• Demonstration of signs and symptoms of neonatal abstinence syndrome requiring treatment

You may not qualify if…

• Major congenital malformations and/or intrauterine growth retardation
• Medical illness requiring intensification of medical therapy. This includes, but is not limited to suspected sepsis requiring antibiotic therapy.
• Hypoglycemia requiring treatment with intravenous dextrose.
• Bilirubin >20 mg/dL (The need for phototherapy is not exclusionary)
• Concomitant benzodiazepine or severe alcohol abuse , self-report of regular use of alcohol or of benzodiazepines use in the past 30 days, and/or receipt of benzodiazepines by prescription (as determined by self-report or intake urine) by the mother 30 days prior to birth,
• Concomitant use of Cytrochrom (CYP) 3A inhibitors (erythromycin, clarithromycin, ketoconazole, itraconazole, HIV protease inhibitors) or inducers (rifampin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital) prior to initiation of NAS treatment
• Seizure activity or other neurologic abnormality
• Breast feeding
• Inability of mother to give informed consent due to co-morbid psychiatric diagnosis

Where it is running

• Thomas Jefferson University Hosptial — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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