Efficacy of Osteopathic Treatment in Function Abdominal Pain in Children and Adolescents

The objective is to evaluate the efficacy of osteopathic treatment as an adjunct to standard medical treatment in reducing child functional abdominal pain. A convenience sample that includes no more than 30 patients per study group (n = 60) are being recruited. As an exploratory study the investigators did not proceed to make any sample size calculation. This is a comparative study of two quasi-experimental interventions (standard treatment vs. standard treatment + Osteopathy). This will be a single-blind trial where only the evaluator will be blinded. The principal outcome will be pain measured by a visual analog scale. A version with more appropriate pictograms for pediatric patients is used. Measurements will be taken at baseline (baseline measurements) at 4, 8 weeks (the duration of interventions) and 6 months post-study.