Pilot Study Assessing the Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) on Length of Stay in Infants With Neonatal Encephalopathy After Therapeutic Hypothermia
Status: Completed
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Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The goal of this study is to determine if infants with neonatal encephalopathy will achieve full oral feeds faster after therapeutic hypothermia has completed if they are treated with osteopathic manipulative treatment. The treated infants will be compared to matched historical controls.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 8 months
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Neonate \> 37 weeks gestational age at birth
• Neonate been diagnosed with neonatal encephalopathy or hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and treated with therapeutic hypothermia
• Neonate with mild to moderate encephalopathy
• EEG without seizure activity
• Brain MRI without basal ganglia injury
Locations
United States
Maine
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Time Frame
Start Date: 2017-10-24
Completion Date: 2019-04-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 12
Treatments
Experimental: OMT group
Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (OMT); two treatments between day 4 and 7 of life
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Sponsors
Leads: MaineHealth