The Effectiveness of the Manual Therapy on Infant Colic (MT-IF)

Infant Colic Clinical Trial

Official title: The Effects of Visceral Manual Therapy on Infant Colic Symptoms. A Controlled Clinical Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Clinical Trial Description

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 Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Colic
• Infant Colic

• NCT number: NCT02727530
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Seville
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 2016
• Completion date: July 2016