Acupuncture in Infantile Colic

Lund University90 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether acupuncture influences: * the rate of infants who still fulfil the colic criterion after three intervention weeks * the time when the infants are crying, fussing or have intense bouts of colicky symptoms

Infantile colic is a common problem. Both the baby and the parents are suffering and there is a risk that the early relationship is disturbed. There is no known treatment that is both effective and harmless. Acupuncture releases different neurotransmitters and hormones, gives pain reduction and affects digestion. Acupuncture in infantile colic has not been studied in a scientific way even though the method is used in many countries. In this randomised study we will investigate if acupuncture affects symptoms in infantile colic.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Infantile Colic

Interventions

AcupunctureOTHER

Infants come to the clinic twice a week for three weeks. Parents meet a nurse and hand the infant to her. The nurse brings the infant to a room where another nurse is alone with the infant for five minutes. Infants in the acupuncture group get acupuncture. One needle is inserted 1-3 mm in the point LI4 on one of the infants hands for one to three seconds and then withdrawn.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 2 WeeksMax age: 8 Weeks

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 2-8 weeks old otherwise healthy infants who are fussing/crying more than three hours/day, more than three days during one week Exclusion Criteria: * infants born before week 36 * infants who dont gain weight properly * infants taking other medicine than dimethicone or lactobacillus reuteri

Locations (1)

Acupuncture Clinic

Helsingborg, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

If the rate of infants who still fulfil the colic criterion in each of the intervention weeks differ between groups.

Time frame: First, second and third intervention weeks

Secondary Outcomes

If the time when infants are crying, fussing or have intense bouts of colicky symptoms in each of the intervention weeks differ between groups.

Time frame: First, second and third intervention weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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