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ArticleMedical sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Neonatal Intensive Care Units.

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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Article in Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Luca CicchittiA.I.O.T-Traditional Osteopathy Italian Academy, 65125 Pescara, Italy.
Alessandra Di LelioCORESEARCH-Center for Outcomes Research and Clinical Epidemiology, 65124 Pescara, Italy.
Gina BarlafanteA.I.O.T-Traditional Osteopathy Italian Academy, 65125 Pescara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6074-2458
Vincenzo CozzolinoA.I.O.T-Traditional Osteopathy Italian Academy, 65125 Pescara, Italy.
Susanna Di ValerioNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Santo Spirito Hospital, 65126 Pescara, Italy.
Paola FusilliNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Santo Spirito Hospital, 65126 Pescara, Italy.
Giuseppe LucisanoCORESEARCH-Center for Outcomes Research and Clinical Epidemiology, 65124 Pescara, Italy.
Cinzia RenzettiA.I.O.T-Traditional Osteopathy Italian Academy, 65125 Pescara, Italy.
Marco VerzellaA.I.O.T-Traditional Osteopathy Italian Academy, 65125 Pescara, Italy.
Maria Chiara RossiCORESEARCH-Center for Outcomes Research and Clinical Epidemiology, 65124 Pescara, Italy.
Center for Outcomes Research and Clinical Epidemiology · ITOspedale di Santo Spirito · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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;

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length of stayneonatologynewborn usual careosteopathyweight change

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PMID32599697
PMCPMC7353589
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