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The effect of Kneipp treatment hydrotherapy on secretory IgA in young children: A controlled,non-randomized clinical pilot study
Affiliation:1. Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Otto-Heubner Centre for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine (OHC), Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany;2. University of São Paulo, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics São Paulo, Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazil;3. Dean of Studies Naturopathy and Complementary Medicine, Carl Remigius Medical School, Idstein, Germany;4. Chair of Medical Theory, Integrative and Anthroposophic Medicine, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany
Abstract:ObjectivesThis pilot study analyses the effect and feasibility of hydrotherapeutic Kneipp arm affusions on secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) and classic cold symptoms in children 3–6 years of age.Study designA controlled, non-randomized, clinical pilot study was undertaken.InterventionThis descriptive hydrotherapeutic intervention treated children aged 3–6 with Kneipp arm affusions over four weeks. The control group received no intervention. At baseline and after the intervention, secretory IgA was measured, cold symptoms were assessed by means of the Common Cold Questionnaire (CCQ), and a semi-structured follow-up qualitative interview of the parents in the intervention group was conducted on acceptance and susceptibility to infection of the respiratory tract.ResultsFifteen participants were included in the intervention group and 15 were in the control group. The Kneipp arm affusions intervention was conducted at home and well-accepted by the children. No differences developed between the groups regarding sIgA. Comparing the symptoms by means of CCQ did not show symptoms of respiratory tract infections. In the intervention group, rhinitis occurred less frequently (26.7 % vs. 66.7 %, p = 0.057). In the qualitative analysis, 9/13 parents described an improvement in susceptibility to infections of the respiratory tract.ConclusionDue to the pilot character of this study, home hydrotherapy (Kneipp arm affusions) in healthy children is feasible but did not influence sIgA levels. The influence on infections of the respiratory tract after the intervention phase should be interpreted carefully. In qualitative interviews, parents described less susceptibility to infections of the respiratory tract by their children.
Keywords:Hydrotherapy  Kneipp  Immune system  Secretory IgA  Children
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