NCT04935723

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

Completed NA Last updated 10 March 2022

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Reiki in Anxiety in 93 participants. Completed in 25 December 2020.

Timeline

15 June 2020

Primary endpoint
20 November 2020

25 December 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Cukurova University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	supportive care
Enrollment	93
Start date	15 June 2020
Primary completion	20 November 2020
Estimated completion	25 December 2020
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

• Reiki

Conditions studied

• Anxiety — all drugs for Anxiety →
• Fear — all drugs for Fear →
• Postoperative Pain — all drugs for Postoperative Pain →
• Reiki — all drugs for Reiki →

Sponsor

Cukurova University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Anxiety or Fear. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

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.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.