Reiki Therapy - an Intervention in Hematology/Oncology Cancer Patients Hospitalized

Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Reiki Therapy - an Intervention in Hematology/Oncology Cancer Patients Hospitalized in an Inpatient Setting - a Pilot Study.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03946865
• Other study ID #: 19-000456
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 10, 2019
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: April 2021
• Source: Mayo Clinic
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Researchers are trying to determine if offering and providing reiki therapy in hospitalized hematology/oncology cancer subjects has any effects on symptoms and feeling during the subjects hospital stay.

Description:

Primary Aim:

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of offering and providing Reiki Therapy in hospitalized hematology/oncology cancer patients. The intervention should not - interfere with the medical management of the participants. The investigators hypothesize that Reiki Sessions will be successfully integrated into conventional care of hospitalized cancer patients.

Secondary Aim:

The secondary aim is to evaluate the patient reported outcomes of their symptoms (pain, fatigue, anxiety) and feelings (happy, energetic, relaxed, and calm) before and after Reiki Therapy. The investigators' hypothesis is that there will be improvement of patients' symptoms/feelings score after the Reiki Therapy.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: April 1, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Hospitalized hematology-oncology patients age 18 - 80

• Able to speak English and complete surveys

• Able to read, understand and sign inform consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient unwilling for reiki therapy.

• Unable to give written consent.

• Already having received or receiving other reiki treatment.

• Pregnant women. (As verbalized by participant)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cancer

Intervention

Other:
• Reiki Therapy
Reiki is a healing practice that originated in Japan. Reiki practitioners place their hands lightly on or just above the person receiving treatment, with the goal of facilitating the person's own healing response.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Mayo Clinic in Rochester	Rochester	Minnesota

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mayo Clinic

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in pain pain symptoms	Measured using a numeric rating scale, where 0 is not at all and 10 is unbearable	Baseline, approximately 2 hours
Primary	Change in fatigue symptoms	Measured using a numeric rating scale, where 0 is not at all and 10 is unbearable	Baseline, approximately 2 hours
Primary	Change in anxiety symptoms	Measured using a numeric rating scale, where 0 is not at all and 10 is unbearable	Baseline, approximately 2 hours
Primary	Change in feeling happy	Measured using a numeric rating scale, where 0 is best possible and 10 is worst possible	Baseline, approximately 2 hours
Primary	Change in feeling energized	Measured using a numeric rating scale, where 0 is best possible and 10 is worst possible	Baseline, approximately 2 hours
Primary	Change in feeling relaxed	Measured using a numeric rating scale, where 0 is best possible and 10 is worst possible	Baseline, approximately 2 hours
Primary	Change in feeling calm	Measured using a numeric rating scale, where 0 is best possible and 10 is worst possible	Baseline, approximately 2 hours

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