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. 1991 Spring;24(1):161-6.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.1991.24-161.

Does SleepTight work? A behavioral analysis of the effectiveness of SleepTight for the management of infant colic

J M Sosland  1 , E R Christophersen
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Does SleepTight work? A behavioral analysis of the effectiveness of SleepTight for the management of infant colic

J M Sosland et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 1991 Spring.

Abstract

We evaluated the effectiveness of SleepTight in the management of infant colic. SleepTight is a device that vibrates the infant's crib to simulate the action of a car traveling at 55 mph. A multiple baseline design across 6 infants was used. Data were collected on infant crying, parental use of SleepTight, and parental satisfaction. The application of SleepTight was associated with reduction in crying in 4 of the 6 infants. These outcome data notwithstanding, consideration of reported nonrecording of severe episodes and mixed reports of satisfaction suggests that SleepTight may not be a viable means of managing infant colic.

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