Evaluation of the Effect of Reiki on Pain After Spinal Fusion (REDAL)

Clinique Bizet

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Chirurgical Intervention

Treatments: Other: Sham (No Treatment); Other: reiki

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07062146

2024-A02685-42

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study involves patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery (lumbar arthrodesis). It compares the effects of Reiki, an energy-based therapy, with conventional approaches to relieve postoperative pain.

The goal is to determine whether this non-drug method can help reduce pain, limit the use of painkillers, and enhance patient comfort during recovery.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• - Subject aged 18 years or older;
• Referred for a lumbar fusion of up to 3 levels.
• Absence of participation in another clinical study.
• Subject affiliated with a social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme

Exclusion criteria

• Neuropathic patient
• Presence of neuropathic pain
• Diagnosis of fibromyalgia
• Received therapeutic touch, polarity therapy, or professional massage therapy in the past four weeks
• Unable to undergo medical follow-up for the study
• Adult subject protected by law, under guardianship or trusteeship

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

standard treatment (analgesic + kinesitherapy sessions) + Treatment session (Reiki)

Experimental group

Description:

treatment with reiki session

Treatment:

Other: reiki

standard treatment (analgesic + kinesitherapy sessions) + Treatment session (Sham)

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

treatment with sham session

Treatment:

Other: Sham (No Treatment)