NCT02146677

Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Pain in Preterms

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 26 Weeks – 37 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) has been used to treat term and preterm newborns. Recent studies demonstrated the effectiveness of OMT in reducing length of stay and costs (Cerritelli, 2013) as well as the likelihood of gastrointestinal episodes (Pizzolorusso 2011). Moreover it was reported the absence of adverse events and side effects considering the approach safe (Cerritelli 2013, 2014). OMT was extensively used to treat, prevent and manage pain symptoms. Numerous research was published addressing acute and chronic pain in different medical conditions. However, no trials were carried out on pain in newborns. The aim of the present clinical trial is to explore the effectiveness of OMT in reducing pain in a sample of preterm infants.

Conditions

• Prematurity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Osteopathic manipulative treatment
OTHER	Sham therapy
OTHER	Usual care

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-06-01
• Primary completion: 2015-06-01
• Completion: 2015-09-01
• First posted: 2014-05-26
• Last updated: 2015-02-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy