Reiki as a Complementary Therapy: A Pilot Study

NCT02207764 | Withdrawn DMC

• 2 other identifiers: J1358IRB00026755
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This research is being done to test whether a complementary intervention, Reiki therapy, can provide added benefits to the standard patient care. Reiki is method for stress reduction that uses hand positions over and/or on the body to help people relax. We are studying the effect of a 15-minute Reiki application compared to an intervention of nursing presence without Reiki. We hope to find if Reiki can assist in relieving stress, and improving patient outcomes. In the future we would like to offer complementary interventions as an adjunct to our standard care for patients.

Conditions

Hematologic Malignancy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• stress level: patient report

  Explore effectiveness of Reiki therapy as an adjuvant to conventional therapy in the management of stress and anxiety. Patients will be asked their stress level on a 1-10 scale before and after the Reiki intervention.

  baseline: prior to Reiki intervention

• stress level: patient report

  Explore effectiveness of Reiki therapy as an adjuvant to conventional therapy in the management of stress and anxiety.

  post intervention: immediately after Reiki

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• salivary alpha amylase

  baseline

• salivary alpha amylase

  post intervention (after Reiki- 15 minutes from baseline)

• salivary alpha amylase

  pre bone marrow biopsy (immediately before bone marrow is done, same day as Reiki)

• salivary alpha amylase

  post bone marrow biopsy (immediately after bone marrow is done, same day as Reiki)

• salivary alpha amylase

  20 minutes post bone marrow biopsy

Study Arms (2)

Reiki Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Each study participant in the intervention group will receive one Reiki intervention by a registered nurse trained in Advanced Level Reiki through the Usui Shiki Ryoho method.

Behavioral: Reiki

nursing presence control

NO INTERVENTION

Each patient in the control group will receive usual care including the study nurse presence for the 15-minute period.

Interventions

Reiki BEHAVIORAL

Each study participant in the intervention group will receive one Reiki intervention by a registered nurse trained in Advanced Level Reiki through the Usui Shiki Ryoho method.

Reiki Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients 18 and older admitted to hospital
• Speak English
• Able to give consent will be included.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who are under 18
• Non-English speaking
• Unable to consent
• Pregnant women
• Unwilling to join the study will be excluded
• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients and those patients scheduled to receive conscious sedation will be excluded.
• Each patient may join the pilot study only once

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins: lead

Study Sites (1)

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hematologic Neoplasms

Interventions

Therapeutic Touch

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Hematologic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Spiritual Therapies

Study Officials

• Jennifer Day, PhD

  Johns Hopkins University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 29, 2014
• First Posted: August 4, 2014
• Study Start: September 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2015
• Last Updated: December 23, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-07

Locations

US (1)