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Is it possible to reduce with osteopathic manipulative treatment the length of stay of preterm birth children being born beetween gestational week 29 and 36 on an intensive care unit?

Is it possible to reduce with osteopathic manipulative treatment the length of stay of preterm birth children being born beetween gestational week 29 and 36 on an intensive care unit?

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00004775
Enrollment
40
Registered
2013-03-07
Start date
2012-10-12
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Preterm birth beetween 29th and 36th pregnancy week P07.3

Interventions

Group 1: The osteopathic treatment shall be performed solely with fluidic biodynamic techniques (Dräger et al. 2011). The morphodynamic fields (Liem,2006) of the neurosensual , rhythmic and metabolic

Sponsors

Praxis für Osteopathie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Preterm birth children born between 29th and 36th gestational week, born in Klinikum Fuerth

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Birth before 29th gestational week ; birth after 35th geatational week; genetical disorders; congenital abnormities; cardiovascur abnormities, neurological disorders; suspected or proven NEC with or without gastrointestinal perforation; pre or post surgical patients; pneumothorax; atelectasis; children transferred from another clinic; children whose parents didn`t sign the consent form

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
the length of stay in Clinic for Children and Adolescents Fuerth. The period from admission (birth) to discharge is monitored and documented.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
the gastrointestinal function is monitored and documented in form of frequency of vomiting, food rest in stomach (only with tube fed children), frequency of defecation, weight gain, the breathing situation is monitored and documented in form of oxygen demand, length of artificial repiration, decrease of oxygen saturation.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactBjörn Langhammer

Praxis für Osteopathie

langhammer@amatsu.de0049-911-5976553

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026