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The Effect of Reiki Application on Pain Severity and Quality of Life in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis Treatment

NCT06063616 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2025-01-09

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Summary

Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of Reiki on pain intensity and quality of life in patients receiving hemodialysis treatment.

Materials and methods The research was conducted as a qualitative study using pretest-posttest, double-blind, randomized controlled study and semi-structured in-depth interview. In this study, patients receiving HD treatment in three separate private dialysis centers in Turkey were randomized to Reiki and sham Reiki groups. In the first three hours of the HD session, in the first three hours of the HD session, three sessions a week for a total of 12 sessions for 30 minutes (min), the first level is applied to 9 main points (crown, forehead, throat, heart, solar plexus, sacral and root chakras, knees, ankles and feet). While applying Reiki, the sham Reiki group was touched at the same points for the same period of time by the uninitiated practitioner. At the beginning and end of the study, Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOLTM-36) scores, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS-Pain) before and after the application, and psychodynamic reactions experienced during the Reiki application after the application were evaluated. At the end of the research, the Reiki group's opinions about the Reiki experience were collected using a form consisting of semi-structured questions.

Conditions

  • Hemodialysis

Interventions

OTHER

Reiki

Level I Reiki was applied to 9 points and nearby areas for 30 minutes, three sessions a week, for a total of four weeks, in the first three hours of the HD treatment, by the researcher, who completed his second level training according to the Usui method, in line with the Reiki/Sham Reiki Application Protocol.

OTHER

Sham Reiki

Sham Reiki was applied to 9 points and nearby areas in accordance with the Reiki/Sham Reiki Application Protocol, for a total of four weeks, three sessions per week, for 30 minutes, in the first three hours of the HD treatment, by two students who had not received Reiki training, and were given training on the application by the researcher.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sultan ÇEÇEN

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
26 Years
Max Age
82 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-06-06
Primary Completion
2022-07-04
Completion
2022-09-08

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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