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Effectiveness of an osteopathic treatment in children with functional abdominal pain

Effectiveness of an osteopathic treatment in children with functional abdominal pain - OSTpädipain

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00015706
Enrollment
32
Registered
2018-11-19
Start date
2018-11-21
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

R10.4

Interventions

Group 1: Three individual osteopathic treatment sessions within three weeks, lasting 25 to 30 min each. Group 2: Three individual sham-treatment sessions within three weeks, lasting 25 to 30 min eac

Sponsors

St. Louise Krankenhaus, Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
8 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) FAP diagnosed on the Basis of the ROM-IV critieria by an physican (2) good German language skills of the parents

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Systemic diseases (2) acute infection (3) mental illness (4) stomach surgery in the past

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Self-reported pain before the first treatment, after the last treatment and two weeks after the last treatment, measured by the faces pain scale (FPS).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pain pressure threshold at four definded positions (right upper abdomen, left upper abdomen, right lower abdomen, left lower abdomen), measured by an algometer before the first treatment, after the last treatment and two weeks after the last treatment.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactIngo Conze

St. Louise Krankenhaus, Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum

i.conze@vincenz.de05251-86-4321

Outcome results

None listed

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