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methadone and Child Development Deviations

methadone has been researched along with Child Development Deviations in 18 studies

Methadone: A synthetic opioid that is used as the hydrochloride. It is an opioid analgesic that is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. It has actions and uses similar to those of MORPHINE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1082-3)
methadone : A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of dextromethadone and levomethadone. It is a opioid analgesic which is used as a painkiller and as a substitute for heroin in the treatment of heroin addiction.
6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenylheptan-3-one : A ketone that is heptan-3-one substituted by a dimethylamino group at position 6 and two phenyl groups at position 4.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" The drug-dependent women had used combinations of methadone, heroin, cocaine and other drugs during pregnancy."3.69Development after prenatal exposure to cocaine, heroin and methadone. ( Akkerhuis, GW; Gunning, WB; Soepatmi, S; van Baar, AL, 1994)
"This study compares the first year's health, neurodevelopmental status, and environment of infants of drug-dependent mothers attending methadone programs during pregnancy with those of drug-dependent mothers not enrolled in treatment programs (untreated)."3.66Follow-up of methadone-treated and untreated narcotic-dependent women and their infants: health, developmental, and social implications. ( Desmond, MM; Wait, RB; Wilson, GS, 1981)
"Methadone maintenance treatment has definite advantages for the mother and is currently recommended in the UK."2.47The management of heroin misuse in pregnancy: time for a rethink? ( Mactier, H, 2011)
"Although substance use has been a worldwide problem at all levels of society since ancient times, recent attention has been focused on the use of legal and illegal substances by the pregnant woman."2.38The consequences of prenatal substance use for the developing fetus, newborn, and young child. ( Behnke, M; Eyler, FD, 1993)

Research

Studies (18)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19906 (33.33)18.7374
1990's5 (27.78)18.2507
2000's2 (11.11)29.6817
2010's5 (27.78)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Beckwith, AM1
Burke, SA1
McGlone, L1
Mactier, H2
MacKinnon, JR1
Sandtorv, L1
Reigstad, H1
Bruarøy, S1
Elgen, I1
Laegreid, LM1
Walhovd, KB1
Watts, R1
Amlien, I1
Woodward, LJ1
Konijnenberg, C1
Melinder, A1
Logan, BA1
Brown, MS1
Hayes, MJ1
Wilson, GS1
Desmond, MM1
Wait, RB1
Rosen, TS2
Johnson, HL2
Strauss, ME1
Reynolds, KS1
Behnke, M1
Eyler, FD1
Soepatmi, S3
van Baar, AL2
Gunning, WB1
Akkerhuis, GW1
de Cubas, MM1
Field, T1
Nurco, DN1
Blatchley, RJ1
Hanlon, TE1
O'Grady, KE1
Fleury, P1
Ultee, CA1
Wesselman, PJ1
Hayford, SM1
Epps, RP1
Dahl-Regis, M1

Clinical Trials (1)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Morphine Versus Methadone for Opiate Exposed Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome[NCT02851303]Phase 461 participants (Actual)Interventional2016-10-31Completed
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Trial Outcomes

Breastfeeding Initiation and Continuation at Hospital Discharge

Assessed through chart review of discharge summary documentation of method of infant feeding at time of discharge (NCT02851303)
Timeframe: assessed at hospital discharge, approximately 7-30 days

InterventionParticipants (Count of Participants)
Morphine5
Methadone5

Length of Hospital Stay

Number of days in hospital after birth (NCT02851303)
Timeframe: assessed at hospital discharge, approximately 7-30 days

Interventiondays (Mean)
Morphine17.9
Methadone16.1

Length of Treatment

(NCT02851303)
Timeframe: assessed at hospital discharge, approximately 7-30 days

Interventiondays (Mean)
Morphine14.7
Methadone12.8

Need for Additional Agent to Treat Withdrawal, Determined by Chart Review of Medication Administration Record of Administered Medications for Withdrawal Treatment (Example: Clonidine or Phenobarbital)

clonidine (NCT02851303)
Timeframe: assessed at hospital discharge, approximately 7-30 days

InterventionParticipants (Count of Participants)
Morphine1
Methadone0

Need for Feeding Assistance, Determined by Chart Review of Discharge Summary, Specifically Evaluating for Need for Nasogastric Tube Placement or Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition.

(NCT02851303)
Timeframe: assessed at hospital discharge, approximately 7-30 days

InterventionParticipants (Count of Participants)
Morphine11
Methadone6

Need for NICU Transfer, as Determined by Chart Review of Discharge Summary.

(NCT02851303)
Timeframe: assessed at hospital discharge, approximately 7-30 days

InterventionParticipants (Count of Participants)
Morphine0
Methadone3

Total Morphine Equivalent Dose Received

(NCT02851303)
Timeframe: assessed at hospital discharge, approximately 7-30 days

Interventionmorphine equivalents mg (Mean)
Morphine9.86
Methadone33.0

Reviews

5 reviews available for methadone and Child Development Deviations

ArticleYear
The management of heroin misuse in pregnancy: time for a rethink?
    Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition, 2011, Volume: 96, Issue:6

    Topics: Buprenorphine; Child, Preschool; Developmental Disabilities; Female; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Infa

2011
Neonatal abstinence syndrome: treatment and pediatric outcomes.
    Clinical obstetrics and gynecology, 2013, Volume: 56, Issue:1

    Topics: Developmental Disabilities; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Methadone; Narcotics; Neonatal Abstinen

2013
Psychological characteristics and development of narcotic-addicted infants.
    Drug and alcohol dependence, 1983, Volume: 12, Issue:4

    Topics: Child Behavior Disorders; Developmental Disabilities; Heroin; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Newbo

1983
The consequences of prenatal substance use for the developing fetus, newborn, and young child.
    The International journal of the addictions, 1993, Volume: 28, Issue:13

    Topics: Cannabis; Child; Child, Preschool; Congenital Abnormalities; Developmental Disabilities; Female; Hea

1993
Behavior and development patterns in children born to heroin-addicted and methadone-addicted mothers.
    Journal of the National Medical Association, 1988, Volume: 80, Issue:11

    Topics: Child; Child Behavior Disorders; Child, Preschool; Developmental Disabilities; Female; Heroin; Human

1988

Other Studies

13 other studies available for methadone and Child Development Deviations

ArticleYear
Identification of early developmental deficits in infants with prenatal heroin, methadone, and other opioid exposure.
    Clinical pediatrics, 2015, Volume: 54, Issue:4

    Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Child Development; Developmental Disabilities; Female; Heroin; Humans; Infant; I

2015
Outcome in infants exposed to methadone in utero.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2008, Sep-23, Volume: 337

    Topics: Developmental Disabilities; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Methadone; Narcotics; Pregnancy

2008
[Substitution treatment of drug addicts during pregnancy: consequences for the children?].
    Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke, 2009, Feb-12, Volume: 129, Issue:4

    Topics: Buprenorphine; Developmental Disabilities; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Methadone; Narcotics; Ne

2009
Neural tract development of infants born to methadone-maintained mothers.
    Pediatric neurology, 2012, Volume: 47, Issue:1

    Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Brain; Brain Mapping; Developmental Disabilities; Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Fema

2012
Neurodevelopmental investigation of the mirror neurone system in children of women receiving opioid maintenance therapy during pregnancy.
    Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2013, Volume: 108, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Buprenorphine; Case-Control Studies; Child, Preschool; Developmental Di

2013
Follow-up of methadone-treated and untreated narcotic-dependent women and their infants: health, developmental, and social implications.
    The Journal of pediatrics, 1981, Volume: 98, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Developmental Disabilities; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health Status; Humans; Infant; Infant,

1981
Children of methadone-maintained mothers: follow-up to 18 months of age.
    The Journal of pediatrics, 1982, Volume: 101, Issue:2

    Topics: Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; Developmental Disabilities; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Infant;

1982
Developmental outcomes of children of mothers dependent on heroin or heroin/methadone during pregnancy.
    Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992). Supplement, 1994, Volume: 404

    Topics: Child; Child of Impaired Parents; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Developmental Disabilit

1994
Development after prenatal exposure to cocaine, heroin and methadone.
    Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992). Supplement, 1994, Volume: 404

    Topics: Case-Control Studies; Child; Child of Impaired Parents; Child, Preschool; Cocaine; Developmental Dis

1994
Children of methadone-dependent women: developmental outcomes.
    The American journal of orthopsychiatry, 1993, Volume: 63, Issue:2

    Topics: Affective Symptoms; Child; Child Behavior Disorders; Child, Preschool; Developmental Disabilities; E

1993
Early deviance and related risk factors in the children of narcotic addicts.
    The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, 1999, Volume: 25, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Alcoholism; Child; Child Behavior Disorders; Child of Impaired Parents; Developme

1999
Drug-addicted mothers, their infants, and SIDS.
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1988, Volume: 533

    Topics: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Cocaine; Developmental Disabilities; Female; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Inf

1988
Neonatal behavior after drug dependent pregnancy.
    Archives of disease in childhood, 1989, Volume: 64, Issue:2

    Topics: Child; Child Behavior; Child, Preschool; Developmental Disabilities; Electroencephalography; Female;

1989