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Osteopathic treatment of infants in their first year of life

Osteopathic treatment of infants in their first year of life - OSTINF

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00013137
Enrollment
1400
Registered
2018-01-18
Start date
2018-01-22
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

R68.1 R68.8 Q67.3

Interventions

Group 1: Collection of data from a range of osteopathic treatments of infants who come to osteopathic practice with defined health disorders. The number of treatments and the distance of the osteopath

Sponsors

Akademie für Osteopathie e.V.
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 Months to 12 Months

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Osteopathic treatment with additional education in the treatment of children - Neuropediatric inconspicuous, - infants delivered after the 37th week of pregnancy - The treatment of infants included in the study must be consecutive At least one of the following 5 health disorders must be present: - Idiopathic asymmetry - Plagiocephaly - feeding disorders - infantile colic - Sleep disorders Written informed consent of the parents

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Infants with febrile diseases, infections and vaccine reactions - Osteopathic treatment in the previous 3 months - in idiopathic infant asymmetry: Secondary asymmetries - in plagiocephaly: craniosynostosis, helmet therapy - in the feeding disorder: organic feeding disorders - in the infantile colic: Age> 6 Mo, due to organic pain and gastrointestinal problems - at sleep disturbance: age <3 mo, organic disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The outcome parameters for the evaluation of the osteopathic treatment by the parents are: - Self developed questionnaires and Numeric Rating Scales on the included infantile disorders - Measurement of plagiocephaly with the craniometer All parameters are collected at the beginning of the treatments and at the end of the treatments After each treatment, the question is asked to the parents about possible side effects

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFlorian Schwerla

Akademie für Osteopathie e.V.

info@osteopathie-akademie.de+49 89 49340068

Outcome results

None listed

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