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The Effects of Reiki on Abdominal Surgery Patients' Anxiety, Fear, Postoperative Pain and Life Findings

NCT04935723 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 93

Last updated 2022-03-10

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Summary

Abdominal surgeries are those in which pain is felt severely due to the incision close to the diaphragm and an intensive neural network in the abdominal area. If the patient's post-operative pain is not controlled; Since it will restrict patient mobility, it can cause problems on many systems such as the pulmonary, cardiovascular and neuroendocrine system, and even suppress the immune system. Surgical intervention decision can cause anxiety in individuals regardless of the type of surgical procedure. Fear of anesthesia, fear of death, possibility of developing complications after surgery, pain, change in daily life activities, loss of social life and loss of control can lead to anxiety. In addition to all these, factors such as pain, fear, anxiety that stimulate the sympathetic nervous system can increase the pulse rate, blood pressure and respiratory rate.

Reiki, a complementary and alternative medicine (TAT) method, is a bioenergy based on the energy use of the body and has been used in various cultures for centuries in preventing and treating some diseases. Reiki is thought to help balance the body's natural energetic systems and reduce anxiety by transferring the available energy through hands. During Reiki, the activity of the parasympathetic system increases, pain and anxiety decrease. Thus, the patient's complaints are reduced by providing early discharge with possible complications after surgery.

Studies on the effectiveness of reiki, which is increasing worldwide use and recommended as a treatment approach for health services, are insufficient. The aim of this study, which is planned as a three-group interventional randomized control, is to examine the effect of reiki application on patients' negative reflections on pain, anxiety, fear and vital signs, which is the major surgery type in which patients experience the most pain.

Conditions

  • Anxiety
  • Fear
  • Postoperative Pain
  • Reiki
  • Vital Signs

Interventions

OTHER

Reiki

The study was conducted as a three-group interventional randomized controlled trial to examine the effect of Reiki touch therapy on surgical fear, pain, anxiety and vital signs in patients undergoing open abdominal surgery. Reiki was applied to the first group and sham reiki to the second group. Group 3 formed the control group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cukurova University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sevban Arslan, Phd · Çukurova University Faculty of Health Sciences Adana, Turkey

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-06-15
Primary Completion
2020-11-20
Completion
2020-12-25

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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Diseases

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