An interventional study of Reiki in Reiki and Colic, Infantile, sponsored by University of Yalova. Completed at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to participants aged 3 Weeks to 6 Months. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-29.
Sponsored by University of Yalova · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
This double-blind, randomized controlled experimental study aims to determine the effect of Reiki therapy administered to infants with infantile colic (aged 3 weeks to 6 months) on infants' colic symptoms and crying duration, as well as on mothers' fatigue levels and quality of life.
The study population consists of infants aged 3 weeks to 6 months who are diagnosed with infantile colic and present to pediatric health and disease outpatient clinics between July 2025 and July 2026. A total of 44 infants meeting the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to either the Reiki group (n = 22) or the control group (n = 22).
Data will be collected using the Mother and Infant Descriptive Information Form, the Infantile Colic Scale, the Crying Duration Recording Form, the Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue (for mothers), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL) (for mothers).
Reiki therapy will be administered to the intervention group twice on alternate days for 20-30 minutes per session. The control group will not receive any intervention.
The study population consisted of infants aged 3 weeks to 6 months who were diagnosed with infantile colic and met the inclusion criteria, presenting to pediatric health and disease outpatient clinics.
This study was designed as a double-blind, randomized controlled experimental study with a pretest-posttest design to determine the effect of Reiki therapy administered to infants with infantile colic on infants' colic symptoms and crying duration, as well as on mothers' fatigue levels and quality of life.
To ensure homogeneous distribution of the groups, randomization was performed using a computer-based program (http://www.randomization.com
, balanced permutation method). Infants who met the inclusion criteria and whose families agreed to participate were randomly assigned to either the experimental (Reiki) group or the control group according to the randomization list.
The control variables of the study were the infants' demographic characteristics, while the dependent variables were colic pain, crying duration, maternal fatigue level, and maternal quality of life scores.
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This study's enrollment of 44 is below the median of 76 across 110 interventional studies indexed under Colic.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Infants in the Reiki group will receive Reiki therapy twice on alternate days, with each session lasting 20-30 minutes, administered by a certified Reiki practitioner following a standardized protocol.
Other: Reiki
Infants in the control group will receive only routine pediatric care and will not receive any Reiki therapy or additional intervention.
Infants in the Reiki group will receive Reiki therapy twice on alternate days, with each session lasting 20-30 minutes, administered by a certified Reiki practitioner following a standardized protocol.
Change in Infantile Colic Symptom Score
Measured using the Infantile Colic Scale completed by the mother.
Time frame: At baseline and 7th day
Crying Duration of Infants with Infantile Colic
The mother records the start and end time of each crying episode over a 24-hour period for seven consecutive days to determine the total daily crying duration.
Time frame: Recorded by the mother over a 7-day period (24 hours per day).
Change in Maternal Fatigue Level
Maternal fatigue is assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue (VAS-F), completed by both the mother and an independent nurse. Measurements are taken to evaluate changes in maternal fatigue level.
Time frame: At baseline and 7th day
Change in Maternal Quality of Life
Maternal quality of life is assessed using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL), completed by both the mother and an independent nurse. Measurements are taken to evaluate changes in maternal quality of life
Time frame: At baseline and 7th day
Plan to share: No
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