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The Effect of Reiki on Sexual Function and Sexual Self-Confidence

NCT05922787 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 106

Last updated 2023-07-17

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Summary

Background and Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of Reiki on sexual function and sexual self-confidence in women with sexual distress.

Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled study was conducted with women between the ages of 15-49 years who were registered at a family health center in the eastern region of Turkey and had sexual distress. The sample of the study consisted of 106 women, 53 in the experimental group and 53 in the control group. Women in the experimental group received Reiki once a week for four weeks, while no intervention was applied to those in the control group. Data were collected using the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised (FSDS-R), the Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale (ASEX), and the Sexual Self-confidence Scale (SSS).

Conditions

  • Therapeutic Touch
  • Sexuality

Interventions

OTHER

Reiki

In the study, women received four Reiki sessions once a week for four weeks from the researchers with Usuı Shiki Ryoho Reiki 1

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Inonu University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
49 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-09-20
Primary Completion
2023-04-20
Completion
2023-06-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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