Water and touch: a new hope for crying babies?
NCT ID NCT05538936
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether baby SPA (hydrotherapy) and massage can reduce colic symptoms in infants. 72 babies aged 40 days to 4 months with diagnosed colic were enrolled. The intervention involved weekly SPA and massage sessions for four weeks, with symptoms tracked using a colic scale. The goal was to see if these gentle, non-drug approaches could decrease crying and discomfort.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- baby SPA (hydrotherapy) and massage
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease colic symptoms in babies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with no blinding, so results may be influenced by placebo effects or observer bias. The intervention is not a cure for colic, which typically resolves on its own.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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72 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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40 days to 4 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * The willingness of the family to participate in the research * The baby is between 40 days - 4 months * The baby was born at term * Birth weight between 2500 - 4500 g * The baby's diagnosis of infantile colic by the doctor * The baby has not started any treatment for infantile colic Exclusion Criteria: * The presence of any congenital anomaly in the baby * The baby has a diagnosis of lactose intolerance * The baby has an acute or chronic illness * There is a wound on the baby's skin or a condition that prevents massage. * Having a situation that prevents communication with the mother
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yuzuncu Yıl University
Van, Turkey, 65090, Turkey (Türkiye)
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