Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT04843384 |
Other study ID # |
Hediye |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Completed |
Phase |
N/A
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
February 2, 2021 |
Est. completion date |
April 1, 2021 |
Study information
Verified date |
April 2021 |
Source |
Mardin Artuklu University |
Contact |
n/a |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
Anxiety and stress are problems which are often seen in patients about to undergo upper
gastrointestinal endoscopy, and taking them under control is important in calming the person
and in reducing complications. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of reiki
applied before upper gastrointestinal endoscopy on levels of anxiety, stress and comfort.
This was a single-blind, randomized sham-controlled study. Patients who met the inclusion
criteria were separated by randomization into three groups: reiki (n=53), sham reiki (n=53)
and control (n=53). A total of 159 patients participated in the study. In the reiki group,
reiki was applied once for approximately 20-25 minutes before gastrointestinal endoscopy.
Collection of data was by a Patient Identification Form, the Visual Analog Scale for Stress,
the State Anxiety Inventory, and the Short General Comfort Questionnaire.
Description:
Anxiety and stress are problems which are often seen in patients about to undergo upper GI
endoscopy, and taking them under control is important in calming the person and in reducing
complications. Studies have been conducted evaluating the effectiveness on these symptoms of
various procedures such as aromatherapy, music therapy and reflexology in patients about to
undergo upper GI endoscopy (Monfared, Mirzaee Jirdehi, Mansour Ghanaei, Joukar, & Kazemnezhad
Leyli, 2020; Shaermoghadam, Shahdadi, Khorsandvakilzadeh, Afshari, & Badakhsh, 2016; Sogabe
et al, 2018). Only one study was found which examined the effect of reiki on anxiety before
colonoscopy (Hulse, Stuart-Shor, & Russo, 2010), and no studies were found examining the
effect of the implementation of reiki on levels of anxiety, stress and comfort in patients
about to undergo upper GI endoscopy. This strengthens the particular value of this research.
Also, it is thought that the results of this study will contribute to the literature in
forming a basis for other studies on the topic. Therefore, the aim of the study was to
evaluate the effect of the application of reiki and sham reiki on anxiety, stress and comfort
levels in patients about to undergo upper GI endoscopy.This study had a randomized
sham-controlled trial design. It was conducted between 2 February 2021 and 1 April 2021 in
the Endoscopy Outpatients' Department of a state hospital in the Southeast Region of Turkey.
In order to determine the applicability of the data collection form, a pre-application was
conducted with 15 patients. The patients who were in the application group were not included
in the sample group. The data were collected using the Patient Identification Form, the
Visual Analog Scale for Stress (VASS), the State Anxiety Inventory (SAI) and the Short
General Comfort Questionnaire (SGCQ).