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THE EFFECT OF REIKI ON BREASTFEEDING, PAIN AND COMFORT AFTER CESAREAN SECTION

NCT07447609 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 99

Last updated 2026-03-03

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Summary

EFFECT OF REİKİ APPLİED DURİNG THE POSTPARTUM PERİOD ON BREASTFEEDİNG, PAİN, AND COMFORT IN WOMEN WHO DELİVERED BY CESAREAN SECTİON

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to determine the effect of Reiki applied to volunteer women after cesarean section on breastfeeding, pain, and comfort in the postpartum period. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Is there a difference in postpartum breastfeeding, pain, and comfort between the group receiving Reiki and the group receiving standard care? Is there a difference in postpartum breastfeeding, pain, and comfort between the group receiving Reiki and the group receiving Sham Reiki? Participants will receive Reiki six times postpartum: three times one-on-one during their hospital stay, and remotely in the second, third, and fourth weeks. The control group will receive standard care. The Sham Reiki group will receive Reiki points applied by a person without Reiki knowledge.

Conditions

  • Postpartum Comfort
  • Postpartum Care
  • Cesarean Section Pain
  • Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy
  • Perceived Insufficient Milk Supply
  • Reiki
  • Reiki Therapy
  • Postpartum Pain

Interventions

OTHER

reiki

The effect of Reiki practice on breastfeeding during the postpartum period has not been evaluated; it is considered unique because it is evaluated together with its effect on pain and comfort, and offers a holistic approach to support care for women in the postpartum period.

OTHER

sham reiki

It is believed that adding a sham reiki group alongside postpartum reiki treatment will increase the reliability and originality of the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gulten Guvenc, prof. dr. · sağlık bilimleri university Faculty of Nursing

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-15
Primary Completion
2026-05-20
Completion
2026-05-20

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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