Efficacy of a Craniosacral Therapy Protocol in the Treatment of Infant Colic

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colic, Infantile; Gastro-Intestinal Disorder; Infant Conditions

Treatments: Other: Manual treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03675763

77712133D

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 58 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 90 days old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• infants diagnosed with colic,
• with 0-90 days of age,
• who have had 3 hours of unexplainable crying per day for at least 3 days during the week previous to the study.

Exclusion criteria

• infants diagnosed with any sort of pathological illness, allergies or food intolerance
• who have suffered any intracranial hemorrhages or skull fractures.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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58 participants in 2 patient groups

Craniosacral therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Craniosacral therapy and parent information on how to manage colic.

Treatment:

Other: Manual treatment

Parent information

No Intervention group

Description:

Parent information on how to manage colic.