Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Length of Stay in Preterms

European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 4

Conditions

Prematurity

Treatments

Other: osteopathic manipulative treatment

Procedure: Usual care

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01544257

NEO-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The use of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in preterm infants has been documented and results from previous studies suggest the association between OMT and length of stay (LOS) reduction, as well as significant improvement in several clinical outcomes. The aim of the present study is to show the effect of OMT on LOS in a sample of premature infants.

Enrollment

100 patients

Sex

All

Ages

29 to 37 weeks old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

preterm infants born at age between 29 and 37 weeks
osteopathic treatment performed < 14 days after birth
preterms born in the same hospital

Exclusion criteria

gestational age < 29, > 37 weeks;
osteopathic treatment performed > 14 days after birth;
newborn transferred to/from other hospital;
newborn from to HIV seropositive and/or drug addict mother;
newborn with genetic disorders, congenital abnormalities, cardiovascular abnormalities, neurological disorders, proven or suspected necrotizing enterocolitis with or without gastrointestinal perforation, proven or suspected abdominal obstruction, pre- and/or post-surgery patients, pneumoperitoneum and/or atelectasis.