Reiki Before Colonoscopy

NCT07851168 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 30.05.2024/33
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 76
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial was to learn whether Reiki given before colonoscopy affects patients' anxiety and comfort. The main questions were: Does Reiki reduce anxiety? Does Reiki improve comfort? Researchers compared Reiki with sham Reiki (a procedure designed to resemble Reiki) and routine care. Seventy-six patients were randomly assigned to one of the three groups. Participants: Received one Reiki session, one sham Reiki session, or routine care before colonoscopy Completed questionnaires about anxiety and comfort

Conditions

Anxiety; Comfort

Keywords

Reiki; Colonoscopy; Comfort; Anxiety; Care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Anxiety

  State anxiety (anxiety at the time of assessment) and trait anxiety (a general tendency to feel anxious) were measured using the short forms of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S and STAI-T). Higher scores indicate greater anxiety.

  40 minutes before colonoscopy (before Reiki or sham Reiki) and 20 minutes after completion of colonoscopy.

• Comfort

  Patient comfort, patients rated their comfort on a 0-10 scale, where 0 means no comfort and 10 means the highest possible comfort. Interviewer 1 recorded their responses.

  40 minutes before colonoscopy (before Reiki or sham Reiki) and 20 minutes after completion of colonoscopy.

Study Arms (3)

Reiki group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received a single Level 1 Reiki session approximately 30 minutes before colonoscopy, administered by a researcher trained and experienced in the Usui method.

Other: Reiki

Sham reiki

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Participants received a single sham Reiki session approximately 30 minutes before colonoscopy, administered by a person who had not received Reiki training or initiation. The procedure was presented to participants as Reiki.

Other: Sham reiki

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Routine care

Interventions

Reiki OTHER

Participants received one 25-30-minute Level 1 Reiki session at nine specified areas of the body. The session was administered before colonoscopy by a researcher initiated into Reiki, in accordance with the study protocol.

Reiki group

Sham reiki OTHER

In addition to routine care, participants received one 25-30-minute sham Reiki session at nine specified areas of the body before colonoscopy. The session followed the study protocol and was administered by Interviewer 2, who had not been initiated into 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:

• The study included individuals who applied to the unit for a colonoscopy, were over 18 years of age,
• had no vision or hearing problems,
• could speak Turkish and communicate verbally,
• had no diagnosis of psychiatric illness, did not use narcotic substances, and - - volunteered to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals with open wounds,
• heart rate issues, pacemakers,
• those who practice or teach Reiki, or
• those who have received training in energy therapies (Reiki, therapeutic touch) and
• who underwent a preliminary assessment were not included in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• TC Erciyes University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Adana City Training and Research Hospital

Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

Therapeutic Touch

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Participants in the Reiki and sham Reiki groups were unaware of which procedure they received. Participants in the routine care group did not observe the other procedures. Interviewer 1, who administered the questionnaires, was unaware of group assignments during outcome assessment. The Reiki practitioner and Interviewer 2, who administered sham Reiki, knew which procedures they delivered. The statistician analyzed data labeled with group codes without knowing what the codes represented.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator

Model Details: Prospective, three-group, parallel-design, randomized controlled, double-blind

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 24, 2026
• First Posted: October 1, 2026
• Study Start: June 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2024
• Study Completion: December 31, 2024
• Last Updated: October 1, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-09

Locations

TU (1)