Cochrane · systematic review · CD006318

Maintenance agonist treatments for opiate‐dependent pregnant women

Minozzi, S, Amato, L, Jahanfar, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library

Drugs and Alcohol2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
13
current version
GRADE rated
12
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 7.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 7.7%Low 10 · 76.9%Moderate 1 · 7.7%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Current version only

Methadone compared to buprenorphine for opiate‐dependent pregnant women

Population: opiate‐dependent pregnant women
CD006318.PUB4 (current) · 7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Dropout rate
Methadone vs buprenorphine
RR 0.66 [0.37, 1.2]3 studies · 223 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Use of primary substance
Methadone vs buprenorphine
RR 1.81 [0.7, 4.68]2 studies · 151 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Birth weight
Methadone vs buprenorphine
no estimate extracted2 studies · 19 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
APGAR scoreScale from: 0 to 10
Methadone vs buprenorphine
no estimate extracted2 studies · 163 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Number treated for NAS
Methadone vs buprenorphine
RR 1.19 [0.87, 1.63]3 studies · 166 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Serious adverse events for the mother
Methadone vs buprenorphine
RR 1.69 [0.75, 3.83]1 study · 175 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Serious adverse events for the child
Methadone vs buprenorphine
RR 4.77 [0.59, 38.49]1 study · 131 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision

Methadone compared to oral slow‐release morphine for opiate‐dependent pregnant women

Population: opiate‐dependent pregnant women
CD006318.PUB4 (current) · 6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Dropout rate from treatment
Methadone vs oral slow‐release morphine
no estimate extracted1 study · 48 participantsLow
Use of substance
Methadone vs oral slow‐release morphine
RR 2.4 [1, 5.77]1 study · 48 participantsLow
Birth weight
Methadone vs oral slow‐release morphine
no estimate extracted1 study · 48 participantsLow
APGAR score (APGAR score )
Methadone vs oral slow‐release morphine
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Adverse events for the mother
Methadone vs oral slow‐release morphine
no estimate extracted1 study · 48 participantsLow
Serious adverse events for the child
Methadone vs oral slow‐release morphine
no estimate extracted1 study · 48 participantsLow

Methadone compared to buprenorphine for opiate‐dependent pregnant women

Population: opiate‐dependent pregnant women
CD006318.PUB3 · 5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Drop‐out Objective
Methadone vs buprenorphine
RR 0.64 [0.41, 1.01]3 studies · 223 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Use of primary substance Objective
Methadone vs buprenorphine
RR 1.81 [0.7, 4.69]2 studies · 151 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Birth weight Objective
Methadone vs buprenorphine
no estimate extracted2 studies · 150 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
APGAR score Objective. Scale from: 0 to 10
Methadone vs buprenorphine
no estimate extracted2 studies · 163 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Number treated for NAS Objective
Methadone vs buprenorphine
RR 1.22 [0.89, 1.67]3 studies · 166 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Methadone compared to oral slow‐release morphine for opiate‐dependent pregnant women

Population: opiate‐dependent pregnant women
CD006318.PUB3 · 2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Use of substance Objective
Methadone vs oral slow‐release morphine
RR 2.4 [1, 5.77]1 study · 48 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Birth weight Objective
Methadone vs oral slow‐release morphine
no estimate extracted1 study · 48 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision