Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Efficacy of Auricular Acupuncture on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief Summary:
This study will assess the efficacy of needle auricular acupuncture (AA) in neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) infants who require pharmacologic therapy at the Tampa General Hospital NICU. The investigators will evaluate efficacy of needle AA as an adjunct treatment for NAS by means of total methadone dose exposure, peak withdrawal scores, and overall length of stay.
This is the first study to evaluate efficacy of needle AA as an adjunct treatment for NAS by means of total methadone dose exposure, peak withdrawal scores, and overall length of stay.