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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
58
Craniosacral therapy protocol.
Crying
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.
Time frame: Change from baseline crying at 24 days, also evaluated at days 7 and 14
Sleep
Total amount of time the infant sleeps within a day. Sleep is recorded by the parents in a diary. The higher the score is, the more hours of sleep per day.
Time frame: Change from baseline sleep at 24 days, also evaluated at days 7 and 14
Severity-ICSQ
Severity of colic is measured according to a validated Infant Colic Severity Questionnaire. Minimum score is 24 and maximum 100. A score higher than 50 points suggests that the patient suffers from infantile colic.
Time frame: Change from baseline severity -ICSQ at 24 days, also evaluated at days 7 and 14
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