The Effect of Reiki on Cesarean During Hospitalization

NCT06437769 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2024/236
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To determine the effect of reiki applied to women who have been hospitalized by cesarean during the hospitalization process on anxiety, depression, comfort and breastfeeding Method: The study will be completed in a randomized controlled manner with a total of 70 women, 35 in the experimental group and 35 in the control group. Women in the experimental group Reiki therapy will be applied to the participants for 30 minutes while they lie down with their eyes closed. Research data will be collected with the Comfort Scale, Hospital anxiety and depression scale and bristol breastfeeding points and will be recorded

Conditions

Cesarean Section Complications

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• anxiety and depression

  Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale;Hospital anxiety depression scale, to screen anxiety and depression in people with physical illnesses. has been prepared. It consists of 14 items.

  immediately after intervention

Study Arms (2)

Reiki

EXPERIMENTAL

. Reiki therapy will be applied to the participants for 30 minutes while they lie down with their eyes closed. A total of 4 sessions of Reiki application will be applied to the intervention group at the 4th hour, 8th hour, 24th hour and 28th hour after the cesarean section. Reiki application will be applied at the 4th hour after the cesarean section. Comfort, anxiety, depression and breastfeeding symptoms after the 4th session will be recorded.

Other: reiki

control group

NO INTERVENTION

will provided with standard midwifery care.

Interventions

reiki OTHER

effect of reiki application to women who have been hospitalized by ceserean during the hospitlalization process on anxiety depression comfort and breastfeesing

Also known as: control group

Reiki

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• volunteering
• be over 18 years old
• Not having a diagnosed psychiatric disease
• no communication problems
• No drug sensitivity or allergy
• women who have had a cesarean section

You may not qualify if:

• Having a diagnosed psychiatric illness
• no communication problems
• Being under 18 years of age
• not volunteering to participate in the research
• drug sensitivity and allergy
• women who gave birth normally

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ondokuz Mayıs University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ondokuz Mayis University

Samsun, 55200, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Therapeutic Touch; Control Groups

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Spiritual Therapies; Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Officials

• Sümeyye BAL, Ph.D.

  Ondokuz Mayıs University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

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: Director

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 25, 2024
• First Posted: May 31, 2024
• Study Start: June 3, 2024
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2024
• Study Completion: March 3, 2025
• Last Updated: August 17, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Locations

TU (1)