%0 Journal Article %T A placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of massaging on infantile colic using a random-effects joint model %A Ahmad Reza Baghestani %A Farid Zayeri %A Fatemeh Nahidi %A Iraj Kazemi %A Nafiseh Gazerani %A Samaneh Mansouri %J Archive of "Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics". %D 2018 %R 10.2147/PHMT.S185214 %X Infantile colic viewed as a non-dangerous prevalent issue could lead to stress in parents and long-term negative consequences in ex-colicky children. Researchers have not been successful in finding a certain treatment for colic symptoms. Studies suggest completely different approaches as its treatment. Massage therapy as an alternative method in reducing colic symptoms has been recommended in several studies %K infantile colic %K massage therapy %K clinical trial %K random-effects joint model %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6247972/