Sample Script: “If the infant was in the rapid wean arm they would have been receiving XX. If the infant was in the slow wean arm they would have been receiving YY.”
The clinical team will assume the management of the opioid medication using the clinical standards of the hospital. The treatment assignment will not be unmasked, and the infant continues as a study participant.The actual dose that the infant is receiving will only be divulged to the clinical team if the physician caring for the infant feels that this information is essential for clinical management of the infant.