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Table 4 Changes in sleep and development of colic during the three intervention weeks

From: Feeding, stooling and sleeping patterns in infants with colic - a randomized controlled trial of minimal acupuncture

 

Sleep #

Colic##

 

Acupuncture group (43)

Control group (38)

Acupuncture group (43)

Control group (38)

Much better, n (%)

16 (8)

3 (2)

25 (58)

13 (34)

Better, n (%)

43 (20)

24 (13)

17 (40)

17 (45)

As before, n (%)

102 (49)

116 (63)

1 (2)

7 (18)

Worse, n (%)

41 (20)

35 (19)

0

1 (3)

Much worse, n (%)

8 (4)

6 (3)

0

0

Total, n (%)

210 (100)

184 (100)

43 (100)

38 (100)

  1. # comments collected twice weekly during week 1 and 2 and once week 3
  2. ## comments collected at the last visit, week 3