- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04286737
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Colic Symptoms in Infantile Colic Infants: A Randomized Controlled Study
Aim: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of therapeutic touch applied to infants with infantile colic on infant colic scale score, crying and sleep time.
Method: The study will be conducted as a single-blind, randomized controlled trial. The population of the study will be infants who come to the Pediatrics Outpatient Clinic and are diagnosed as infantile colic according to the evaluation of the pediatrician and have no other health problems. The infants will be divided into two groups as intervention and control groups according to stratified block randomization in the computer environment. After the randomization, therapeutic touch will be applied to the intervention group. No method will be applied to the control group.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Karaman, Turkey
- Karaman Education and Research Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Family volunteering to participate in the research
- The infant was born at term
- The infant is between 4 weeks and 12 weeks
- The birth weight is between 2500-4500 g
- The infant has been diagnosed with infantile colic according to Wessel criteria
- Mothers' ability to read, write and speak Turkish
- New diagnosis of infantile colic
Exclusion Criteria:
- The infant has any chronic illness and congenital anomaly
- Mothers have diagnosed mental and mental problems
- Mother smoking
- The diagnosis of lactose intolerance to infants by the physician
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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No Intervention: Control Group
The therapeutic touch will not be applied to the control group infants.
However, the routine follow-up and behavior of the weekly baby will be evaluated to ensure that parents are blind.
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Experimental: Intervention Group
Therapeutic Touch will be applied to infants for 3 consecutive days, once a day, 10 minutes at any time during the day.
There will be a four-day break.
The Therapeutic Touch will be done a total of 6 times in 2 weeks.
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Therapeutic Touch will be applied to infants for 3 consecutive days, once a day, 10 minutes at any time during the day.
There will be a four-day break.
The Therapeutic Touch will be done a total of 6 times in 2 weeks.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Infantile Colic Scale
Time Frame: In two weeks
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Ellet et al. (2002) developed a Likert-type scale to determine the factors causing colic and to diagnose colic.
Cetinkaya and Başbakkal (2007) tested the validity and reliability of the scale for the Turkish population.
The scale consists of 5 sub-dimensions and 19 items.The low total score average from the scale indicates that the colic decreases, and the high average score indicates that the colic increases.
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In two weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Crying Time
Time Frame: In two weeks
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Infants' weekly crying times will be recorded.
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In two weeks
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Sleeping Time
Time Frame: In two weeks
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Infants' weekly sleeping times will be recorded.
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In two weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Study Director: Emine Geçkil, Professor, Necmettin Erbakan University
- Principal Investigator: Selda Ateş Beşirik, Res. Assist., Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2019/2123
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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