Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Infant Colic

Lead Sponsor:

University of Oslo

Conditions:

Infant Colic

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-3 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

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 opinio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Infants under 3 months of age with birth weight over 2500 g and/or over 36th week of gestation.
  • Further fulfilling Wessel et al criteria for infant colic: "Paroxystic uncontrollable crying in an otherwise healthy child under 3 months of age, and with more than 3 hours of crying per day for more than 3 days a week for more than 3 weeks."

Exclusion

  • Infants over 3 months of age with birth weight under 2500 g and/or under 36th week of gestation.
  • Not fulfilling Wessel et al criteria for infant colic: "Paroxystic uncontrollable crying in an otherwise healthy child under 3 months of age, and with more than 3 hours of crying pr.day for more than 3 days a week for more than 3 weeks."

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00907621

Start Date

September 1 2009

End Date

December 1 2012

Last Update

March 17 2015

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Institute of Primary Care and Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo.

Oslo, Norway