Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
The aim of this study was to assess the impact of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) on newborn babies admitted at a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). This was an observational, longitudinal, retrospective study. All consecutive admitted babies were analyzed by treatment (OMT vs. usual care...
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| author | Luca Cicchitti Alessandra Di Lelio Gina Barlafante Vincenzo Cozzolino Susanna Di Valerio Paola Fusilli Giuseppe Lucisano Cinzia Renzetti Marco Verzella Maria Chiara Rossi |
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| description | The aim of this study was to assess the impact of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) on newborn babies admitted at a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). This was an observational, longitudinal, retrospective study. All consecutive admitted babies were analyzed by treatment (OMT vs. usual care). Treatment group was randomly assigned. Between-group differences in weekly weight change and length of stay (LOS) were evaluated in the overall and preterm populations. Among 1249 babies (48.9% preterm) recorded, 652 received usual care and 597 received OMT. Weight increase was more marked in the OMT group than in the control group (weekly change: +83 g vs. +35 g; <i>p</i> < 0.001). Similar trends were found in the subgroup of preterm babies. A shorter LOS was found in the OMT group vs. the usual care group both in overall population (average mean difference: −7.9 days, <i>p</i> = 0.15) and in preterm babies (−12.3 days; <i>p</i> = 0.04). In severe preterm babies, mean LOS was more than halved as compared to the control group. OMT was associated with a more marked weekly weight increase and, especially in preterm babies, to a relevant LOS reduction: OMT may represent an efficient support to usual care in newborn babies admitted at a NICU. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df00ff7b2a7e400ebf9586debeb28e002023-11-20T04:46:48ZengMDPI AGMedical Sciences2076-32712020-06-01822410.3390/medsci8020024Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Neonatal Intensive Care UnitsLuca Cicchitti0Alessandra Di Lelio1Gina Barlafante2Vincenzo Cozzolino3Susanna Di Valerio4Paola Fusilli5Giuseppe Lucisano6Cinzia Renzetti7Marco Verzella8Maria Chiara Rossi9A.I.O.T-Traditional Osteopathy Italian Academy, 65125 Pescara, ItalyCORESEARCH-Center for Outcomes Research and Clinical Epidemiology, 65124 Pescara, ItalyA.I.O.T-Traditional Osteopathy Italian Academy, 65125 Pescara, ItalyA.I.O.T-Traditional Osteopathy Italian Academy, 65125 Pescara, ItalyNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Santo Spirito Hospital, 65126 Pescara, ItalyNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Santo Spirito Hospital, 65126 Pescara, ItalyCORESEARCH-Center for Outcomes Research and Clinical Epidemiology, 65124 Pescara, ItalyA.I.O.T-Traditional Osteopathy Italian Academy, 65125 Pescara, ItalyA.I.O.T-Traditional Osteopathy Italian Academy, 65125 Pescara, ItalyCORESEARCH-Center for Outcomes Research and Clinical Epidemiology, 65124 Pescara, ItalyThe aim of this study was to assess the impact of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) on newborn babies admitted at a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). This was an observational, longitudinal, retrospective study. All consecutive admitted babies were analyzed by treatment (OMT vs. usual care). Treatment group was randomly assigned. Between-group differences in weekly weight change and length of stay (LOS) were evaluated in the overall and preterm populations. Among 1249 babies (48.9% preterm) recorded, 652 received usual care and 597 received OMT. Weight increase was more marked in the OMT group than in the control group (weekly change: +83 g vs. +35 g; <i>p</i> < 0.001). Similar trends were found in the subgroup of preterm babies. A shorter LOS was found in the OMT group vs. the usual care group both in overall population (average mean difference: −7.9 days, <i>p</i> = 0.15) and in preterm babies (−12.3 days; <i>p</i> = 0.04). In severe preterm babies, mean LOS was more than halved as compared to the control group. OMT was associated with a more marked weekly weight increase and, especially in preterm babies, to a relevant LOS reduction: OMT may represent an efficient support to usual care in newborn babies admitted at a NICU.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3271/8/2/24osteopathyneonatologyweight changelength of staynewborn usual care |
| spellingShingle | Luca Cicchitti Alessandra Di Lelio Gina Barlafante Vincenzo Cozzolino Susanna Di Valerio Paola Fusilli Giuseppe Lucisano Cinzia Renzetti Marco Verzella Maria Chiara Rossi Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Neonatal Intensive Care Units Medical Sciences osteopathy neonatology weight change length of stay newborn usual care |
| title | Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Neonatal Intensive Care Units |
| title_full | Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Neonatal Intensive Care Units |
| title_fullStr | Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Neonatal Intensive Care Units |
| title_full_unstemmed | Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Neonatal Intensive Care Units |
| title_short | Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Neonatal Intensive Care Units |
| title_sort | osteopathic manipulative treatment in neonatal intensive care units |
| topic | osteopathy neonatology weight change length of stay newborn usual care |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3271/8/2/24 |
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