Effectiveness of an Intervention for Colic

An intervention for infant irritability or colic was evaluated in a randomized clinical trial. A total of 121 full-term irritable infants (2 to 6 weeks old) were randomized to routine care or the home-based intervention program. A third group (n=43) of irritable infants were entered into a post-test...

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Published in:Clinical pediatrics 2006-03, Vol.45 (2), p.123-133
Main Authors: Keefe, Maureen R., Lobo, Marie L., Froese-Fretz, Ann, Kotzer, Anne Marie, Barbosa, Gail A., Dudley, William N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Babies
Behavior modification
Clinical trials
Colic - nursing
Crying
Female
Home Nursing
Humans
Infant
Infant Behavior
Infant Care - methods
Infant, Newborn - psychology
Irritable Mood
Male
Pediatrics
Psychology, Child
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Summary:An intervention for infant irritability or colic was evaluated in a randomized clinical trial. A total of 121 full-term irritable infants (2 to 6 weeks old) were randomized to routine care or the home-based intervention program. A third group (n=43) of irritable infants were entered into a post-test-only group. Following the 4-week intervention, the treatment group infants cried 1.7 hours less per day than the infants in the control group (p=0.02). The findings support the emerging view of infant colic as a behavioral pattern that is responsive to environmental modification and structured cue-based care.
ISSN:0009-9228
1938-2707
DOI:10.1177/000992280604500203