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Effect of Healing on Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT00967395 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2012-01-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The hypothesis is that healing may influence the patient's general status by altering psychological as well as other body functions of importance for the rheumatoid arthritis. This is tested in a three group design with a control group and two groups receiving healing with or without a healer present. The study is randomized and double blind.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Healing

Healing in our study is given be a healer "no-touch", who just has to be present in the room.

OTHER

Sham healing

Sham Healing in our study is given be a student "no-touch", who just has to be present in the room.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The IMK Foundation

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • The Danish Rheumatism Association

    collaborator OTHER

  • Oak Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Henning Bliddal

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bente Danneskiold-Samsøe, Professor · Frederiksberg University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-01-31
Primary Completion
2009-01-31
Completion
2009-09-30

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