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Clinical effect and mechanism of acupuncture-assisted methadone dose reduction in MMT patients

Phase 1
Conditions
opioid use disorder
Registration Number
ITMCTR2200005787
Lead Sponsor
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

(1) Meet the diagnostic criteria for opioid use disorder in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V). Diagnostic criteria;
(2) 18 to 60 years old;
(3) Currently receiving methadone maintenance therapy for at least 6 weeks;
(4) A need for methadone reduction;
(5) No acupuncture treatment in the past 3 months;
(6) Sign the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Any of the following is excluded:
(1) Patients with severe heart, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney diseases;
(2) Combined with severe digestive system diseases and severe malnutrition;
(3) People with AIDS or syphilis;
(4) Patients with severe primary diseases of the hematopoietic system;
(5) Those who have inflammation, scars, or trauma at the operation site, or those who have other serious systemic infections;
(6) Those with a history of mental illness and language and communication disorders;
(7) Pregnant women or those planning to become pregnant;
(8) Those who cannot cooperate or are participating in drug trials.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale;effective rate of MMT reduction;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pittsburgh sleep quality index;Visual Analogue Scales;Beck Anxiety Inventory;Beck Depression InventoryII-II;Urine morphine test;
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