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Effectiveness of Laying-on-of-hands for Sickle Cell Disease

NCT01518218 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2015-04-13

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Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of 1-year administration of laying-on-of-hands on the morbidity and mortality of patients with sickle cell disease in Africa.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

laying-on-of-hands

The intervention group received laying-on-of-hands every weekday for 1 year along with conventional medicine. The control group did not undergo any alternatives to OPT.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • MOA Health Science Foundation

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kodondi K Koto, MD, PhD · The Institute of Scientific Research for Health, Kinshasa

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-03-31
Primary Completion
2007-03-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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