Acupuncture in Infantile Colic - a Three Armed Randomized Multi Center Trial (ACU-COL) (ACU-COL)
Infantile Colic
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Infantile Colic focused on measuring infant, colic, crying, acupuncture, stooling, sleep
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- otherwise healthy infants
- crying/fussing more than three hours/day more than three days in the same week
- has tried cow´s milk protein free diet for at least five days
Exclusion Criteria:
- born before week 36
- has tried acupuncture treatment
- dont gain weight properly
- taking other medicine than dimethicone or lactobacillus reuteri
- parents who don´t understand Swedish
Sites / Locations
- Arlöv vårdcentral, BVC
- Askims vårdcentral, BVC
- Tullgårdens BVC
- Valla Vårdcentral, BVC
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Group A: Standardized acupuncture
Group B: Individualized acupuncture
Group C: No acupuncture
Infants come to the clinic twice a week for three weeks. Parents meet a nurse and hand the infant to her. The nurse brings the infant to a room where another nurse, trained in acupuncture, is alone with the infant for five minutes. Intervention: Infants in the standardized acupuncture group get minimal acupuncture: one needle is inserted about 3 mm in the point LI4 on the infants hands, unilaterally, for 2-10 seconds and then withdrawn.
Infants come to the clinic twice a week for three weeks. Parents meet a nurse and hand the infant to her. The nurse brings the infant to a room where another nurse, trained in acupuncture, is alone with the infant for five minutes. Infants in the individualized acupuncture group get acupuncture in points chosen by the acupuncturists according to symptoms: maximum 5 needles are inserted about 3 mm in points recommended in a guideline produced for the trial. Needles are retained for maximum one minute.
Infants come to the clinic twice a week for three weeks. Parents meet a nurse and hand the infant to her. The nurse brings the infant to a room where another nurse, trained in acupuncture, is alone with the infant for five minutes. The nurse hold the infant´s hand and talks to it but no acupuncture is given.