The Effect of Reiki on Anxiety, Stress, and Comfort

NCT04843384 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Hediye
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 159
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is a procedure that is used in the examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. With developments in present-day technology, it is safe and widely used. This study's aim is to determine the effect of Reiki when applied before upper gastrointestinal endoscopy on levels of anxiety, stress, and comfort. This single-blind, randomized, sham-controlled study was held between February and July 2021.

Conditions

Reiki; Gastro-Intestinal Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Visual Analog Scale for Stress (VASS)

  The VASS reliably assesses levels of perceived stress.The VASS used in this study is a horizontal line with two points labeled "No stress" and "High stress" at a distance of 0 and 10 cm from each other.

  "Average of 1 year"

• State Anxiety Inventory (SAI)

  The SAI was developed by Spielberger et al., and the validity and reliability of the Turkish version were tested by Oner and Le Compte in 1974 to 1977.The highest possible score is 80, and the lowest is 20.

  "Average of 1 year"

• Short General Comfort Questionnaire (SGCQ)

  The SGCQ was devised by Kolcaba et al. in 2006 and adapted to Turkish society by Citlik et al. in 2018. It consists of 28 items, and the items on the scale score between 28 and 168 in total.

  "Average of 1 year"

Study Arms (3)

Reiki

EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental

Other: Reiki

Sham reiki

SHAM COMPARATOR

Sham Comparator

Other: Sham reiki

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Control

Interventions

Reiki OTHER

Reiki

Reiki

Sham reiki OTHER

sham Reiki

Sham reiki

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• patients who were having an upper GI endoscopy for the first time,
• patients who were age 18 or over,
• patients who had not previously had Reiki or sham Reiki (SR),
• patients who did not have a history of an operation in the previous six months,
• patients who were not using anxiolytic, hypnotic, or sedative drugs,
• patients who had no cognitive or effective problems or any hindrance in communication,
• patients who was literate, and who agreed to take part in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• patients who had an upper GI endoscopy with more than one elective condition,
• patients who was undergoing an emergency upper GI endoscopy,
• patients who were using anxiolytic, hypnotic, or sedative drugs,
• patients who had taken an opioid analgesic before the procedure,
• patients who completed the data collection forms incorrectly or incompletely,
• patients who had previously had Reiki or SR,
• patients who had a runny nose, fever, cough or any complaint of breathing difficulty,
• patients who were not literate and who did not wish to voluntarily participate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mardin Artuklu University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hediye Utli

Mardin, 47200, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Digestive System Diseases

Interventions

Therapeutic Touch

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Birgül VURAL DOĞRU, PhD

  Mersin University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD, RN, Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 5, 2021
• First Posted: April 13, 2021
• Study Start: February 2, 2021
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2021
• Study Completion: April 1, 2021
• Last Updated: February 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)