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Standardized acupuncture treatment for infant colic is a common treatment in general practice for doctors educated in medical acupuncture.

The investigators plan to study whether the perceived opinion on positive results can be verified in a multi-center clinical trial. The investigators aim to measure the effect of standardized acupuncture treatment, three repeated sessions, on infant colic in a randomized singe blinded prospective multi-center study, starting September 2009. The study will be done in thirteen locations in Norway by specialists in General Practice trained in acupuncture.

The investigators intend to include a total of 130 patients, 65 in the intervention group and 65 in the control group.


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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT00907621
Study type Interventional
Source University of Oslo
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 2
Start date September 2009
Completion date December 2012

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