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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.
Infants affected by neonatal encephalopathy (NE) have been shown to have better survival rates and improved long term neurodevelopment following treatment with therapeutic hypothermia. However, a barrier to hospital discharge for these infants is a successful transition from gavage to either breast or bottle feeding.
Often, the factor delaying hospital discharge is slow transition to full oral feeds. Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) helps to effectively stabilize and regulate the autonomic nervous system as well as the cranial nerves important in the sucking and latching reflexes, which may in turn help to ease the transition to full oral feeding. We hypothesize that infants who receive OMT will accelerate the transition to full oral feeds, thus decreasing their overall length of hospitalization compared to historical matched controls.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| OMT group | Experimental | Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (OMT); two treatments between day 4 and 7 of life |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) | Procedure | Each neonate will have a structural exam completed assessing each body region (head, cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, pelvic, rib cage, and abdominal regions) for underlying somatic dysfunctions prior to each treatment. The specific OMT techniques used will be left to the discretion of the treating physician and will not be based on a predetermined protocol. Treatment techniques will consist of myofascial release, balanced ligamentous tension, balanced membranous tension, and osteopathy in the cranial field. Total treatment time will be 15 minutes. The features of the osteopathic structural exam which will be recorded on paper by the treating physician at the time of the evaluation. The paper will be marked only with the research identifier. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Total hospital length of stay | Assess the effect of OMT on total hospital length of stay. We will compare infants treated with OMT 1:3 with matched historical controls. | 4-6 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of days until full oral feeding is achieved | Assess the effect of OMT on the number of days until full oral feeding is achieved. | 4-6 weeks |
| Patterns of somatic dysfunction | We will perform an osteopathic structural exam before and after treatment while recording the specific somatic dysfunctions observed within the medical record. We will then use these notes to perform a qualitative analysis of patterns of somatic dysfunction specific to the craniosacral mechanism before and after OMT. |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Alexa Craig, MD | MaineHealth | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Medical Center | Portland | Maine | 04102 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23440789 | Background | Jacobs SE, Berg M, Hunt R, Tarnow-Mordi WO, Inder TE, Davis PG. Cooling for newborns with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Jan 31;2013(1):CD003311. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003311.pub3. | |
| 18534024 | Background | Henley CE, Ivins D, Mills M, Wen FK, Benjamin BA. Osteopathic manipulative treatment and its relationship to autonomic nervous system activity as demonstrated by heart rate variability: a repeated measures study. Osteopath Med Prim Care. 2008 Jun 5;2:7. doi: 10.1186/1750-4732-2-7. |
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| Prot_SAP | Yes | Yes | No | Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan | Oct 23, 2017 | Nov 2, 2017 | Prot_SAP_000.pdf |
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| ID | Term |
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| D026301 | Manipulation, Osteopathic |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D026201 | Musculoskeletal Manipulations |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
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Infants recruited for this study are treated with OMT upon completion of hypothermia. They are compared 1:3 with matched historical controls.
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| 4-6 weeks |
| 21912407 | Background | Inder TE. Pediatrics: predicting outcomes after perinatal brain injury. Nat Rev Neurol. 2011 Sep 13;7(10):544-5. doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2011.142. No abstract available. |
| 5178520 | Background | Frymann V. Relation of disturbances of craniosacral mechanisms to symptomatology of the newborn: study of 1,250 infants. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 1966 Jun;65(10):1059-75. No abstract available. |
| 23622070 | Background | Cerritelli F, Pizzolorusso G, Ciardelli F, La Mola E, Cozzolino V, Renzetti C, D'Incecco C, Fusilli P, Sabatino G, Barlafante G. Effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment on length of stay in a population of preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Pediatr. 2013 Apr 26;13:65. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-13-65. |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |