Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Reduction of Pain in Complicated Newborns: RCT

The aim of the present 3 armed placebo control parallel group randomized control trial is to explore the extent to which osteopathic manipulative treatment is effective in reducing pain in a population of complicated newborns.

Inclusion Criteria:

• newborns born in the same hospital
• either gender
• diagnosis of any pathological/clinical medical condition

Exclusion Criteria:

• lack of guardian consent
• newborn transferred to/from other hospital
• lack of any of the inclusion criteria