Status:

COMPLETED

Eating, Sleeping, Consoling for Neonatal Withdrawal (ESC-NOW): a Function-Based Assessment and Management Approach

Lead Sponsor:

Advancing Clinical Trials in Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal (ACT NOW) Program

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Conditions:

Neonatal Opiate Withdrawal Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 3 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The overall objective is to determine if the ESC care approach will reduce the time until infants being managed for NOWS are medically ready for discharge.

Detailed Description

This study will randomize institutions in blocks to transition from usual institutional care for infants with NOWS to the ESC care approach at a randomly allocated transition period (from usual care t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 1\. The infant is being managed for NOWS at an eligible site (i.e., receiving non-pharmacologic care, assessments for withdrawal severity, +/- pharmacologic care) 2. The infant is ≥ 36 weeks gestation 3. The infant satisfies at least 1 of the following criteria:
  • Maternal history of prenatal opioid use
  • Maternal toxicology screen positive for opioids during the second and/or third trimester of pregnancy
  • Infant toxicology screen positive for opioids during the initial hospital stay

Exclusion

  • 1\. Infant has major birth defect(s) 2. Infant has neonatal encephalopathy (inclusive of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy), a metabolic disorder, stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, or meningitis diagnosed by 60 hours of life 3. Infant was receiving respiratory support (any positive pressure or oxygen therapy) unrelated to pharmacologic treatment for NOWS at 60 hours of life 4. Infant was receiving antimicrobial(s) at 60 hours of life 5. Infant has received any major surgical intervention in the first 60 hours of life 6. Postnatal opioid exposure other than for treatment of NOWS in the first 60 hours of life 7. Outborn infants transferred at \>60 hours of life or treated with opioids for NOWS at the transferring hospital

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 8 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 24 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

1305 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04057820

Start Date

September 8 2020

End Date

September 24 2024

Last Update

February 14 2025

Active Locations (26)

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Chistiana Care Health Systems

Newark, Delaware, United States, 19718

2

Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, Florida, United States, 33606

3

Kapiolani Hospital

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96826

4

Kansas University Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160