Status:

COMPLETED

Transdermal Electroacupuncture for Opioid Detoxification

Lead Sponsor:

Mclean Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)

Conditions:

Opioid Dependency

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-59 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This single-blind, randomized clinical trial tests whether electroacupuncture, provided as an adjunctive treatment, improves outcomes among patients receiving inpatient opioid detoxification from opio...

Detailed Description

Opioid dependence continues to be a major public health concern in the United States, with prescription opioid abuse rapidly becoming one of the nation's biggest drug problems. Although there have bee...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Current opioid dependence
  • Current buprenorphine detoxification
  • 18-59 years of age
  • English proficiency

Exclusion

  • Acute mania, psychosis, or suicidality
  • Cognitive impairments precluding informed consent
  • Heart disease or contraindicated heart condition
  • Use of pace maker
  • History of seizure disorder
  • Current detoxification from alcohol or benzodiazepines
  • Inability to return to follow-up visits
  • For women, pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

48 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00742170

Start Date

August 1 2007

End Date

January 1 2010

Last Update

October 21 2014

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McLean Hospital

Belmont, Massachusetts, United States, 02478