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Aim of this multicentre randomised controlled trial is to examine the association between OMT and LOS across three neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>690 preterm infants will be recruited from three secondary and tertiary NICUs from north and central Italy and allocated into two groups, using permuted-block randomisation.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>The two groups will receive standard medical care and OMT will be applied, twice a week, to the experimental group only. Outcome assessors will be blinded of study design and group allocation. The primary outcome is the mean difference in days between discharge and entry. Secondary outcomes are difference in daily weight gain, number of episodes of vomit, regurgitation, stooling, use of enema, time to full enteral feeding and NICU costs. Statistical analyses will take into account the intention-to-treat method. Missing data will be handled using last observation carried forward (LOCF) imputation technique.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Written informed consent will be obtained from parents or legal guardians at study enrolment. The trial has been approved by the ethical committee of Macerata hospital (n\u00b022\/int.\/CEI\/27239) and it is under review by the other regional ethics committees.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Dissemination of results from this trial will be through scientific medical journals and conferences.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Trial registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This trial has been registered at\n                      <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.org\" ext-link-type=\"uri\">http:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.org<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      (identifier\n                      <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"clintrialgov\" xlink:href=\"NCT01645137\">NCT01645137<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      ).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2012-002187","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,2,21]],"date-time":"2013-02-21T20:42:28Z","timestamp":1361479348000},"page":"e002187","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative treatment in neonatal intensive care units: protocol for a multicentre randomised clinical trial"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"3","clinical-trial-number":[{"clinical-trial-number":"nct01645137","registry":"10.18810\/clinical-trials-gov"},{"clinical-trial-number":"nct01645137","registry":"10.18810\/clinical-trials-gov"}],"author":[{"given":"Francesco","family":"Cerritelli","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Research and Development, EBOM\u2014European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine, Chieti, Italy"},{"name":"Research department, AIOT\u2014Accademia Italiana Osteopatia Tradizionale, Pescara, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gianfranco","family":"Pizzolorusso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research and Development, EBOM\u2014European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine, Chieti, Italy"},{"name":"Research department, AIOT\u2014Accademia Italiana Osteopatia Tradizionale, Pescara, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cinzia","family":"Renzetti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research department, AIOT\u2014Accademia Italiana Osteopatia Tradizionale, Pescara, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Carmine","family":"D'Incecco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, \u2018Spirito Santo\u2019 Civil Hospital, Pescara, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Paola","family":"Fusilli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, \u2018Spirito Santo\u2019 Civil Hospital, Pescara, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Paolo Francesco","family":"Perri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Macerata Public Hospital, Macerata, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lucia","family":"Tubaldi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Macerata Public Hospital, Macerata, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gina","family":"Barlafante","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research and Development, EBOM\u2014European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine, Chieti, Italy"},{"name":"Research department, AIOT\u2014Accademia Italiana Osteopatia Tradizionale, Pescara, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2013,2,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025121603064406000_3.2.e002187.1","unstructured":"World Health Organization, March of Dimes, PMNCH, Save the Children. 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