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Auricular Acupuncture to Facilitate Outpatient Opioid Weaning

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Narcotic Addiction

Treatments

Procedure: NADA Protocol
Other: Medication management

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is to compare two groups undergoing opioid weaning as ordered by their referring physicians. One group will undergo the standard opioid weaning process and the other group will have the addition of the NADA Protocol to the weaning process.

Full description

The NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) Protocol is a standardized acupuncture technique in which five designated points in the ear are needled (+/-beads/seeds at points for home acupressure therapy in between treatments). The NADA Protocol is indicated for treatment of the following conditions: detoxification, withdrawal, emotional trauma, craving, stress syndromes, relapse prevention, rehabilitation & recovery maintenance. It is also commonly used for PTSD and addiction; however it has not been studied as an adjunct to outpatient opioid weaning protocols for pain.

It is cited in the literature as yielding improvements in engagement, retention, decreased cravings, anxiety, and physical symptoms. Given these documented results, it seems feasible the outpatient opioid weaning patient would likely benefit from this procedure.

Enrollment

16 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Adults aged 18 and older
  • Referral to the VUMC Interventional Pain Clinic for opioid weaning and discontinuation.

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

16 participants in 2 patient groups

Medication management & NADA Protocol
Experimental group
Description:
Standard of care medication management defined by opioid weaning protocol with specific, symptomatic medication regimens, and NADA protocol administered biweekly
Treatment:
Procedure: NADA Protocol
Other: Medication management
Medication management
Active Comparator group
Description:
Standard of care medication management defined by opioid weaning protocol with specific, symptomatic medication regimens.
Treatment:
Other: Medication management

Trial contacts and locations

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