Efficacy of a Craniosacral Therapy Protocol in the Treatment of Infant Colic

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia0 sites58 target enrollmentMarch 2, 2015

ConditionsInfant Conditions Colic, Infantile Gastro-Intestinal Disorder

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Infant Conditions
Sponsor: Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Enrollment: 58
Primary Endpoint: Crying
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 4 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This is a randomised controlled trial that aims to determine the effectiveness of craniosacral therapy for the treatment of infantile colic. Manual therapy was applied to a group of young infants diagnosed with colic while a second group did not received any treatment.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

March 2, 2015

End Date

December 30, 2016

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Mercedes Castejón Castejón

Osteopath

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Crying

Time Frame: Change from baseline crying at 24 days, also evaluated at days 7 and 14

Total amount of time the infant cries within a day. Crying is recorded by the parents in a diary. The higher the score is, the more hours of crying per day.

Secondary Outcomes

Sleep(Change from baseline sleep at 24 days, also evaluated at days 7 and 14)
Severity-ICSQ(Change from baseline severity -ICSQ at 24 days, also evaluated at days 7 and 14)