Distant Reiki Therapy on Postpartum Period Fatigue and Depression

NCT06364436 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AksarayU1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 85
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This research was conducted to evaluate the effect of Reiki therapy applied to women in the postpartum period on the risk of fatigue and postpartum depression.

Conditions

PostPartum Depression

Keywords

Postpartum period; Nursing; Distant Reiki; Postpartum depression; Fatigue

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Visual Analog Scale for Fatigue (VAS-F)

  Lee et al. (1990) and whose Turkish validity and reliability were determined by Yurtsever and Bedük (2003), the scale consists of 18 items. The scale is in the form of a 10 cm ruler with the most positive statements at one end and the most negative statements at the other end. The most positive expression of the fatigue sub-dimension is 0 and the most negative expression is 10. The most negative expression of the energy sub-dimension is 0 and the most positive expression is 10. The items of the fatigue sub-dimension are from the most positive to the most negative, and the items of the energy sub-dimension are from the most negative to the most positive. A high score of the fatigue sub-dimension and a low score of the energy sub-dimension indicate that the severity of fatigue is high. Evaluation of the scale is done by adding the total scores (0-180) obtained from the items. The scale does not have a cut-off point.

  two months

• Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)

  he scale prepared for screening purposes to determine the risk of depression in the postpartum period was developed by Cox et al. (1987), the scale is not intended to diagnose depression. EPDS consists of 10 items and is a 4-point Likert type. The answers to each question item are scored between 0-3 on a scale consisting of four options, the lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 0 and the highest score is 30. In the evaluation, the 1st, 2nd, and 4th items are scored as 0, 1, 2, 3, and the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th items are scored reversely as 3, 2, 1. is scored as 0. The total score of the scale is obtained by adding these item scores. The cut-off score of the scale is 12.5 and women whose total scale score is higher than the cut-off point are considered to be in the risk group. Turkish validity and reliability were determined by Aydin et al. (2004) Cronbach Alpha coefficient of the scale was found to be 0.76.

  two months

Study Arms (2)

Reiki Energy therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

The women in the intervention group were explained how to perform the Reiki application, and the appropriate time for Reiki was planned. Pretest data were obtained by sending the data collection form, VAS-F and EPDS Google form link to women's phones via WhatsApp application.Then, according to Usui Reiki, researchers with Reiki Stage II and Reiki Master \& Teacher degrees applied Reiki to women for 30 minutes consecutively on the 13th, 14th, 20th and 21st postpartum days (in the second and third postpartum weeks). Before each Reiki application, a reminder message was sent to the women informing them that the application would begin, and they were asked to fill out the VAS-F and EPDS again on the 28th day (fourth week) and 56th day (eighth week) postpartum. During this process, women who did not fill out the scale forms were contacted via phone and SMS and were asked to fill out the forms, and those who did not fill out the forms were excluded from the study.

Behavioral: Reiki energy therapy

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention was made to the women in the control group during the research. Women in the control group were asked to fill out the introductory information form and VAS-F and EPDS on the 13th postpartum day, and the VAS-F and EPDS form links were sent to their phones via WhatsApp on the 28th and 56th days.

Interventions

Reiki energy therapy BEHAVIORAL

In order to perform distance Reiki application, the practitioner must have completed Reiki II level training according to the Traditional Usui Reiki system and must be attuned by a person with a Usui Reiki Master and Teacher degree. With harmony, the energy channels in the individual's body are opened and the harmonious individual becomes a tool of universal healing energy.

Reiki Energy therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 49 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Participants were 18 years of age or older
• At least a primary school graduate
• Primiparous and multiparous, with a full-term (between 38-40 weeks) and healthy newborn
• Without any acute or chronic health problems, without communication problems that could answer the data collection tools used in the study
• Women who had not received body-mind therapy (yoga, reiki, meditation, etc.) in the last six months
• Women who agreed to participate to the research

You may not qualify if:

• Women who could not be contacted for the pre-test application on the 13th postpartum day
• Women who developed a health problem in themselves or/or their newborn
• Women who were diagnosed with a neuro-psychiatric disease
• Women who could not be reached by phone or SMS on the 13th and 14th postpartum days
• Women who wanted to leave the study voluntarily

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Aksaray University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Aksaray University

Aksaray, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression, Postpartum; Fatigue

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Puerperal Disorders; Pregnancy Complications; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Depressive Disorder; Mood Disorders; Mental Disorders; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• ILKNUR GOKSIN, PhD

  Aksaray 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: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 4, 2024
• First Posted: April 15, 2024
• Study Start: June 3, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 18, 2024
• Study Completion: June 26, 2024
• Last Updated: June 27, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Locations

TU (1)