Infantile colic. Other and unspecified abdominal pain
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: In the intervention group, ten drops of Chamomile oil was rubbed on the baby’s belly by mother's palms, 15 times clockwise and 15 times counter-clockwise, three times a day, for 14 con
Treatment - Drugs
Placebo
In the intervention group, ten drops of Chamomile oil was rubbed on the baby’s belly by mother's palms, 15 times clockwise and 15 times counter-clockwise, three times a day, for 14 consecutive days.
In the control group, ten drops of Paraffin oil was rubbed on the baby’s belly by mother's palms, 15 times clockwise and 15 times counter-clockwise, three times a day, for 14 consecutive days.
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for research of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
14 Days to 4 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: infants with infantile colic (based on the criteria Wessel and a pediatrician); at the age of two weeks to four months; term infants (gestational age more than 37 weeks); infants with birth weight more than 2500 gr; absence of underlying diseases and congenital disorders. Exclusion criteria: failure to thrive (according to growth curves); major medical conditions (immune deficiency, growth and development retardation, genetic disorders); presence of rash in the area of topical medication therapy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Infant crying time (in minutes) in 24 hours. Timepoint: The day before the treatment, the first day, the seventh and fourteenth day after treatment. Method of measurement: Register crying time in infants in terms of minutes per day in the form of journaling, maternal infant. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Infant sleep duration in minutes in 24 hours. Timepoint: The day before the treatment, the first day, the seventh and fourteenth day after treatment. Method of measurement: Register infant sleep duration in minutes per day in the form of journaling, maternal infant.;Number of infant's crying in 24 hours. Timepoint: The day before the treatment, the first day, the seventh and fourteenth day after treatment. Method of measurement: Register number of infant crying during the day and in the form of journaling, maternal infant. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactBehzad Afzali
Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed