Reiki Effects on Bone Marrow Transplant Patients

Ankara Medipol University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Bone Marrow Transplant Complications; Vital Signs; Reiki; Fatigue

Treatments: Other: Reiki

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05694910

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to examine the effect of Reiki on fatigue, vital signs, and engraftment in bone marrow transplant patients.

Full description

Cancer is a serious and chronic disease, the number of which is increasing rapidly in our country and in the world. Today, cancer accounts for 70% of all disease diagnoses and it is estimated that the number of new cancer cases will rise to 22 million in about twenty years.

Although hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a promising treatment for remission and complete recovery in cancer patients, the symptoms after transplantation seriously affect the quality of life of individuals. In addition to psychosocial problems, patients experience serious physical problems such as suppression of the immune system and fatigue after transplantation. Energy therapies are widely used to provide general health and well-being and to reduce or relieve the symptoms of many chronic diseases. As a result of many studies on conditions such as fatigue, pain, and anxiety, it has been determined that Reiki energy has a positive effect. When we searched the literature, it was seen that there were not enough studies examining the fatigue, vital signs, and immune systems of bone marrow transplant patients.

This randomized controlled prospective study is conducted with bone marrow transplant patients between August 2022 to February 2023. The data of the study will collect using "Personal Information Form (PIF)", "Visual Analog Scale (VAS)", and "National Cancer Institute (NCI) -Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE)". Also, vital signs and laboratory findings will be recorded.

PIF, VAS, and CTCAE will be applied to the patients who meet the inclusion criteria. Patients will be randomized 1:1 into groups to the block randomization method. There are two arms in the study; Reiki (n=21) and control group (n=21). A second-degree Reiki practitioner will apply Reiki to the patients for 30 minutes. on the second day and the third day, 30 minutes distance Reiki will be applied to the patients. In the control group, nothing will be done. Post-tests will be applied to all patients after one week and vital signs and laboratory findings will be recorded.

Enrollment: 42 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being over 18 years old
• Not having a communication problem,
• Autologous bone marrow transplantation has been performed
• Willingness to participate in Reiki practice,
• To be competent to answer the data collection tools to be used in the research.
• Not using complementary practices (energy therapies) in the last six months.

Exclusion criteria

• Having a communication problem
• Application of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
• Not being willing to engage in Reiki practice
• Reiki practitioner or instructor,
• Have received energy therapy sessions such as Reiki/Therapeutic touch/Healing touch in the last six months
• Application of bone marrow transplantation for hematological cancers

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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42 participants in 2 patient groups

Reiki Group

Experimental group

Description:

Personal Information Form (PIF), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) -Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) will be administered to the patients. Then vital signs and laboratory findings will be recorded. After the protests will be completed, the primary investigator with Reiki second degree will apply Reiki to the patients for 30 minutes. On the second day and the third day, 30 minutes distance Reiki will be applied to the patients. Post-tests will be applied to all patients after one week and vital signs and laboratory findings will be recorded.

Treatment:

Other: Reiki

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Personal Information Form (PIF), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) -Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) will be administered to the patients. Then vital signs and laboratory findings will be recorded. After a week, the posttest will be applied to the patients and vital signs and laboratory findings will be recorded.