Newborn Cranial Somatic Dysfunction - An Observational Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Somatic Dysfunction of Cranial Region, Somatic Dysfunction of Cervical Spine, Somatic Dysfunction of Lumbar Spine, Somatic Dysfunction of Sacrum

In brief

Two prominent osteopathic physician researchers have studied cranial somatic dysfunction in newborns. Dr Viola Frymann published a paper in 1966 on the presence of somatic dysfunction involving 1250 infants. Dr. Jane Carreiro evaluated 1600 newborns in 1993 for cranial somatic dysfunction. This observational study is intended to continue their work in exploring the presence of cranial somatic dysfunction in newborns. The hypothesis is that there is an increased incidence of somatic dysfunction in newborns birthed by primigravid women and in newborns who experienced a longer second stage of labor.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01496872

Run by

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences

People needed

100

Starts

2011-08-01

Expected to finish

2014-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-09-27

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• The infant must have been born at NRMC
• The infant must be greater than 6 hours old when enrolled
• The infant must be less than 72 hours old when enrolled
• The mother must volunteer to participate in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Born outside NRMC
• Infants who are critically ill will be excluded
• Infants with open spina bifida will be excluded
• Infants with a cleft lip will be excluded
• Infants with a cleft palate will be excluded
• Children who are wards of the state will be excluded

Where it is running

• A. T. Still University/Northeast Regional Medical Center — Kirksville, Missouri, United States

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