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Methadone vs Neonatal Morphine Solution: deaths from any cause

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Measures6

Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.

MeasureValue95% interval, lower95% interval, upperMethodNote
Risk in group 1000.0621wilson
Risk in group 2000.0621wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 20-0.06210.0621newcombe hybrid score
Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2loga group has no participants with the outcome
Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2loga cell of the two-by-two table is zero
Number needed to harmfrom the risk difference intervalthe two groups' risks are equal

Groups2

Neither group, or both, names a comparator, so the groups keep ClinicalTrials.gov's order.

GroupTitleDescriptionWith the outcomeAnalysedClinicalTrials.gov code
Group 1Methadone
Methadone oral solution (0.4mg/mL) for first line therapy. Infants were scored using the standardized Finnegan Scoring Tool and were initiated on treatment with 2 consecutive scores ≥8 or 1 score ≥12. Dosing was weight and symptom based. Starting doses range from 0.3mg/kg/day - 0.9mg/kg/day divided every 8 hours, depending on the severity of the Finnegan scores. To maintain blinding, a double dummy design was used - each infant received both methadone/placebo study drug at 0.4 mg/mL and a morphine/placebo study drug at 0.2 mg/mL. Doses were increased to a maximum of 0.9mg/kg/day for continued scores generally \>8 caused primarily by worsening NAS, as needed. Infants were weaned by 10% of the maximum dose every 24-48 hours and the medication was discontinued once at 25% of the maximum dose.
058EG000
Group 2Neonatal Morphine Solution
Neonatal morphine solution (0.2mg/mL) for first line therapy. Infants were scored using the standardized Finnegan Scoring Tool and were initiated on treatment with 2 consecutive scores ≥8 or 1 score ≥12. Dosing was weight and symptom based. Starting doses range from 0.3mg/kg/day - 0.9mg/kg/day divided every 4 hrs, depending on the severity of the Finnegan scores. To maintain blinding, a double dummy design was used - each infant received both methadone/placebo study drug at 0.4 mg/mL and a morphine/placebo study drug at 0.2 mg/mL. Doses were increased to a maximum of 0.9mg/kg/day for continued scores generally \>8 caused primarily by worsening NAS, as needed. Infants were weaned by 10% of the maximum dose every 24-48 hours and the medication was discontinued once at 25% of the maximum dose.
058EG001

Harm

What it counts
Total, all-cause mortality
Time frame
Participants were monitored for the duration of their hospitalization, an average of 22 days.

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
Improving Outcomes in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
NCT number
NCT01958476
Phases
PHASE3
Conditions
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal
Interventions
Neonatal Morphine Solution, Methadone, Phenobarbital
Lead sponsor
Tufts Medical Center
Results first posted
2019-10-15

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Source

Release
trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0
Release manifest SHA-256
f66225897fbf258b57ea10bdacfd0347d3cdfda93f7f5685234b7e06ea36fa57
AACT copy
2026-03-23
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outcome_counts.parquet, outcome_measurements.parquet, outcomes.parquet, reported_event_totals.parquet, reported_events.parquet, result_groups.parquet, studies.parquet, ctgov_trial.parquet

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
  • ClinicalTrials.govnone stated

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