Assessing the Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Newborns With NAS

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

In brief

This study will determine the feasibility of using auricular acupressure as an intervention in newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome(NAS). Auricular acupuncture has been used as an intervention in adults in withdrawal by the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association with good results. The same points on the ear used by National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) will be used in this intervention using a spring-loaded microprobe to apply minimal pressure instead of needles. The purpose of this study is to identify barriers to recruiting newborns with NAS; to identify newborn behaviors during the intervention that determine tolerance of the intervention, and to compare results of vitals signs and withdrawal scores prior to intervention and post-intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03890562

Run by

Virginia Commonwealth University

People needed

12

Starts

2019-09-04

Expected to finish

2021-03-05

Last updated by the study team

2021-04-13

Who can join

Age: any, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Greater than 36 weeks gestation
• Newborns with positive drug screen and initiation of treatment for withdrawal

You may not qualify if…

• Prematurity (< 36 weeks' gestation)
• Any major disease/ illness at birth (e.g. sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis, gastroenteritis, respiratory disease, cardiac anomalies, anatomical malformation of ears) that could potentially confound the withdrawal symptoms

Where it is running

• Virginia Commonwealth University — Richmond, Virginia, United States

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