The main goal of this study is to get to know if applying manual therapy will reduce the infant colic symptoms for to improve quality of life of babies and parents.
Background: Infant colic is one of the most common disorders in the first year of baby´s life. It is estimated to affect between 10 to 40 % of healthy born children in their first year of life. To determine the effectiveness of a protocol manual therapy in the treatment of colic, using the Infant Colic Severity Questionnaire, we analyzed two intervention groups: experimental in which children received the protocol manual therapy and counseling to parents and the Control group, in which parents received advice only. Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of visceral manual therapy to improve the symptoms on infant colic.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
50
The subjects of this group will receive an amount of two sessions of visceral manual therapy that will be applied within two weeks. In the first session will be applied procedures in the most superficial body structures. And, in the second session will be applied procedures in the most deep body structures.
Advices for parents to improve the management of infant colic
Grupo de Investigación Área de Fisioterapia CTS 305 - Universidad de Sevilla
Seville, Sevilla, Spain
Change from parents-reported infant colic severity at 3 weeks
Evaluated by the infant colic severity scale
Time frame: At the start of the study and one week after the second session (three weeks after the start of the study)
Change from parents-reported infant cry at 3 weeks
Evaluated by cry-related items of the infant colic severity scale
Time frame: At the start of the study and one week after the second session (three weeks after the start of the study)
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