Treatment of infantile colic with dicyclomine hydrochloride.

Abstract

We performed a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of dicyclomine hydrochloride using specific diagnostic criteria for infantile colic: spells of unexplained irritability, agitation, fussiness or crying lasting greater than or equal to 3 hours/day, occurring greater than or equal to 3 days/week, and continuing for greater than or equal to 3 weeks. Dicyclomine eliminated colic in 15 of 24 (63%) infants, whereas placebo was effective in six of 24 (25%) (corrected X2 = 5.42, P = 0.02). The study also addressed the hypothesis that parental distress caused by infantile colic affects subsequent temperament and sleep patterns. The data fail to document easier temperaments or longer sleep durations at 4 months in infants whose colic ceased during treatment.

• Authors: M Weissbluth, K K Christoffel, A T Davis
• Journal: The Journal of pediatrics (J Pediatr) Vol. 104 Issue 6 Pg. 951-5 (Jun 1984) ISSN: 0022-3476 [Print] United States
• PMID: 6374085 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids
• Dicyclomine

Topics

• Clinical Trials as Topic
• Colic (drug therapy)
• Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids (therapeutic use)
• Dicyclomine (therapeutic use)
• Double-Blind Method
• Female
• Humans
• Infant
• Male
• Parent-Child Relations
• Prospective Studies
• Random Allocation
• Sleep (drug effects)
• Temperament (drug effects)