Acupuncture in Infantile Colic - a Three Armed Randomized Multi Center Trial (ACU-COL)

PHASE2/PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

147

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2013

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2015

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2015

Conditions
Infantile Colic
Interventions
OTHER

Acupuncture

"Minimal standardized acupuncture: one needle is inserted about 3 mm in the point LI4 on the infants hands, unilaterally, for 2-10 seconds and then withdrawn.~Individualized acupuncture: maximum 5 needles are inserted, about 3 mm deep, in points chosen by the acupuncturists according to symptoms, in points recommended in a guideline produced for the trial. Needles are retained for maximum one minute."

Trial Locations (4)

232 38

Arlöv vårdcentral, BVC, Arlöv

436 32

Askims vårdcentral, BVC, Askim

371 85

Tullgårdens BVC, Karlskrona

582 16

Valla Vårdcentral, BVC, Linköping

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Ekhagastiftelsen

OTHER

lead

Lund University

OTHER

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