Validation of a Pediatric-Specific Abstinence Syndrome Assessment Tool

Banner Health

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00792415

BHRI#05-08-0074

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the validity and reliability of an abstinence syndrome assessment tool used in pediatric patients with iatrogenic opioid dependence.

Full description

None available.

Sex: All

Ages: 2 weeks to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit patients ages 2 weeks to 18 years
• Patients receiving continuous opioid infusions for 5 days (at least 120 hours) or more

Exclusion criteria

• Attending discretion
• Patients with deterioration of medical status requiring interventions of pain control, surgery, sedation, or re-intubation

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Description:

Limited continuous opioid exposure (at least 120 and less than 156 hours)

2

Description:

Extended continuous opioid exposure (156 hours or more)