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Teaching Caregivers of Hospice Patients to Administer Reiki

NCT04086017 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2024-12-17

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Summary

Being a family caregiver for a patient at the end of life is both rewarding and stressful. When the end of life is nearing, caregivers may be unsure of how to help their family member. Reiki, a light touch energy therapy has been shown to increase relaxation and improve sleep quality, and decrease pain, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and medication use in both hospitalized and community-dwelling adults. This feasibility study is designed to evaluate whether teaching caregivers is feasible in addition to evaluating any benefit to FCGs and patients.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Reiki therapy

Reiki is a complementary health approach where trained providers place their hands lightly on or just above a person, in discrete positions, with the goal of facilitating the person's own healing response. A Reiki practitioner will perform the initial teaching and instruct the caregivers how to perform a simple 10-minute Reiki and self-Reiki session.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • OhioHealth

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ohio State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Susan E Thrane, PhD, RN · Ohio State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-10-01
Primary Completion
2021-05-04
Completion
2021-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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