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Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Length of Stay in Preterms

NCT01544257 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2012-03-05

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Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Prematurity

Interventions

OTHER

osteopathic manipulative treatment

Patients from this group received osteopathic treatments twice a week for the entire length of stay in the unit.

PROCEDURE

Usual care

Patients from control group received standard care plus osteopathic evaluation only, according to the same schedule as the study group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Francesco Cerritelli, DO, MS · European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
29 Weeks
Max Age
37 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-08-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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