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A randomized trial of transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation as adjunctive treatment for opioid detoxification.

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Meade, CS; Lukas, SE; McDonald, LJ; Fitzmaurice, GM; Eldridge, JA; Merrill, N; Weiss, RD
Published in: Journal of substance abuse treatment
January 2010
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This pilot study tested the effectiveness of transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation (TEAS) as an adjunctive treatment for inpatients receiving opioid detoxification with buprenorphine-naloxone at a private psychiatric hospital. Participants (N = 48) were randomly assigned to active or sham TEAS and received three 30-minute treatments daily for 3 to 4 days. In active TEAS, current was set to maximal tolerable intensity (8-15 mA); in sham TEAS, it was set to 1 mA. By 2 weeks postdischarge, participants in active TEAS were less likely to have used any drugs (35% vs. 77%, p < .05). They also reported greater improvements in pain interference (F = 4.52, p < .05) and physical health (F = 4.84, p < .01) over time. TEAS is an acceptable, inexpensive adjunctive treatment that is feasible to implement on an inpatient unit and may be a beneficial adjunct to pharmacological treatments for opioid detoxification.

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Christina S. Meade
Author Christina S. Meade Psychology & Neuroscience
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Journal of substance abuse treatment

DOI

10.1016/j.jsat.2009.05.010

EISSN

1873-6483

ISSN

0740-5472

Publication Date

January 2010

Volume

38

Issue

1

Start / End Page

12 / 21

Related Subject Headings

  • Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
  • Time Factors
  • Survival Analysis
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
  • Substance Abuse
  • Patient Selection
  • Pain
  • Opioid-Related Disorders
  • Narcotic Antagonists
  • Naloxone
 

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Meade, C. S., Lukas, S. E., McDonald, L. J., Fitzmaurice, G. M., Eldridge, J. A., Merrill, N., & Weiss, R. D. (2010). A randomized trial of transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation as adjunctive treatment for opioid detoxification. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 38(1), 12–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2009.05.010
Meade, Christina S., Scott E. Lukas, Leah J. McDonald, Garrett M. Fitzmaurice, Jessica A. Eldridge, Nancy Merrill, and Roger D. Weiss. “A randomized trial of transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation as adjunctive treatment for opioid detoxification.” Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 38, no. 1 (January 2010): 12–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2009.05.010.
Meade CS, Lukas SE, McDonald LJ, Fitzmaurice GM, Eldridge JA, Merrill N, et al. A randomized trial of transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation as adjunctive treatment for opioid detoxification. Journal of substance abuse treatment. 2010 Jan;38(1):12–21.
Meade, Christina S., et al. “A randomized trial of transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation as adjunctive treatment for opioid detoxification.” Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, vol. 38, no. 1, Jan. 2010, pp. 12–21. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2009.05.010.
Meade CS, Lukas SE, McDonald LJ, Fitzmaurice GM, Eldridge JA, Merrill N, Weiss RD. A randomized trial of transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation as adjunctive treatment for opioid detoxification. Journal of substance abuse treatment. 2010 Jan;38(1):12–21.
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Published In

Journal of substance abuse treatment

DOI

10.1016/j.jsat.2009.05.010

EISSN

1873-6483

ISSN

0740-5472

Publication Date

January 2010

Volume

38

Issue

1

Start / End Page

12 / 21

Related Subject Headings

  • Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
  • Time Factors
  • Survival Analysis
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
  • Substance Abuse
  • Patient Selection
  • Pain
  • Opioid-Related Disorders
  • Narcotic Antagonists
  • Naloxone