Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:52 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:52 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02062151
Brief 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
Study:
NCT02062151
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02062151