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Pregnancy and opioids: new study aims to predict risks for mom and baby

NCT ID NCT03923374

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Senthil Sadhasivam Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study follows 600 pregnant women who are taking buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. Researchers will collect genetic samples, perform MRIs, and track health outcomes to better understand why some mothers and babies have complications. The goal is to improve treatment and reduce the severity of neonatal abstinence syndrome.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
buprenorphine
What this could lead to
If successful, this research could help doctors identify which mothers and babies are at higher risk for poor outcomes, leading to better, personalized care during pregnancy.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new therapy. Results may take years to translate into clinical practice.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 600 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2018

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Any woman of the age of 18 or older that is having a single pregnancy, and currently taking buprenorphine for opioid use disorder.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Age greater 18 years * Currently taking Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder and enrolled in a prenatal opioid maintenance program in the antenatal clinic at IU Health University Hospital. * Pregnant with single baby * Planned delivery at Methodist, University or Riley Hospital Exclusion Criteria: * Serious maternal medical illness as deemed by study physician or investigator. * Known or suspected major fetal/neonatal congenital abnormalities.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

opiate dependence

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Buprenorphine dependence Opioid use, unspecified Opioid-use disorder

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • UPMC Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States

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