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Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer (STEP)

NCT00179491 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1802

Last updated 2007-11-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Intercessory prayer is widely believed to influence recovery from illness, but claims of benefits are not supported by well-controlled clinical trials. Prior studies have not addressed whether prayer itself or knowledge/certainty that prayer is being provided may influence outcome. We evaluated whether (1) receiving intercessory prayer or (2) being certain of receiving intercessory prayer was associated with uncomplicated recovery after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

Conditions

  • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intercessory Prayer

14 days of intercessory prayer from 3 sites

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • John Templeton Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • Medstar Health Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Mayo Clinic

    collaborator OTHER

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Herbert Benson, MD · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Mind/Body Medical Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1998-04-30
Completion
2001-11-30

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