Clonidine as Adjunct Therapy for the Treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)

January 10, 2017 updated by: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Efficacy of Clonidine in the Treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Prospective, Double Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial

To test the hypothesis that the combination of the tincture of opium (DTO) and clonidine will be more effective in treating infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (opioid withdrawal) than tincture of opium (DTO) alone.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

80

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287-3200
        • Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 2 weeks (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

  • neonates born at gestational age of 35 weeks or greater
  • neonates aged 0 to 14 days
  • prenatally exposed to opioids
  • severe NAS defined as 2 consecutive modified Finnegan Scores (MFS) > or = 9

Exclusion Criteria:

  • < 35 weeks gestational age
  • Intrauterine growth retardation defined as <5%tile of gestational age
  • postnatal treatment with barbiturates or benzodiazepines,
  • major congenital anomalies
  • major concomitant medical illness requiring oxygen therapy, intravenous fluids or medications.
  • breastfed infants

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Clonidine treatment
Infants intrauterine exposed to opioids (heroin or methadone) that demonstrate signs and symptoms of withdrawal with withdrawal scores (modified Finnegan score) greater than 9 on to consecutive scores taken 4 hours apart.
Drug: Clonidine HCL
Duraclon 1 microgram/kg every 4 hours given p.o. as per algorithm
Other Names:
  • Duraclon

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Length of treatment for neonatal abstinence syndrome
Time Frame: duration of the treatment
duration of the treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Collaborators

Johns Hopkins University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Estelle B Gauda, M.D., Johns Hopkins University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2002

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 31, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 31, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

August 1, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 11, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 10, 2017

Last Verified

July 1, 2007

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1R21DA016288-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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