Ondansetron to reduce neonatal opioid withdrawal severity a randomized clinical trial.
J Perinatol
; 43(3): 271-276, 2023 03.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine if treatment with a 5-HT3 antagonist (ondansetron) reduces need for opioid therapy in infants at risk for neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS). STUDYDESIGN:
A multicenter, randomized, placebo controlled, double blind clinical trial of ninety (90) infants. The intervention arms were intravenous ondansetron or placebo during labor followed by a daily dose of ondansetron or placebo in infants for five days.RESULTS:
Twenty-two (49%) ondansetron-treated and 26 (63%) placebo-treated infants required pharmacologic treatment (p > 0.05). The Finnegan score was lower in the ondansetron-treated group (4.6 vs. 5.6, p = 0.02). A non-significant trend was noted for the duration of hospitalization. There was no difference in need for phenobarbital or clonidine therapy, or total dose of morphine in the first 15 days of NOWS treatment.CONCLUSIONS:
Ondansetron treatment reduced the severity of NOWS symptoms; and there was an indication that it could reduce the length of stay. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01965704.
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Bases de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Síndrome de Abstinência Neonatal
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Analgésicos Opioides
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Humans
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Perinatol
Assunto da revista:
PERINATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos