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