NCT03326297

Physiotherapy and Osteopathy on Infant Colic

Effectiveness of Manual Therapy Through Osteopathy in the Treatment of Infant Colic.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad de Almeria · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Weeks – 6 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study compares the effectiveness of manual therapy (osteopathy) on infant colic versus education to the family, and a third group with no specific intervention.

Detailed description

Infant colic is a problem that affects 10-30% of babies in their first months of life. This research project aims to verify the effectiveness of manual therapy on infant colic. The sample is divided in three groups, performing in the firts one osteopathy manual therapy; in the second one, measures to support and education to the family; and in the third, there is no specific intervention.

Conditions

• Infantile Colic
• Manual Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Osteopathy manual therapy	Technique for the treatment of parasympathetic innervation, Techniques for the treatment of sympathetic innervation of the digestive system, Functional visceral techniques.
BEHAVIORAL	Measures to support and education to the family	Pedagogical intervention in parents and health education

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-01-01
• Primary completion: 2020-06-01
• Completion: 2020-11-01
• First posted: 2017-10-31
• Last updated: 2020-11-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain