The Effect of Distant Reiki on Pain and Holistic Well-being

Aksaray University Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Phantom Limb Pain

Treatments: Other: Distant reiki group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05684445

2022/14-07

Details and patient eligibility

About

Phantom limb pain is a condition characterized by painful sensations in the missing part of the amputated limb, which reduces the quality of life of the individual. It has been reported that approximately 85% of patients undergoing amputation experience phantom limb pain, and chronic pain is the most common symptom in individuals who have undergone limb amputation. These problems negatively affect individuals physically, mentally and socially and lead to deterioration of holistic well-being. This study will be examined the effect of distant reiki on pain and holistic well-being of ındividuals with phantom pain after amputation.

Full description

Phantom limb pain is a condition characterized by painful sensations in the missing part of the amputated limb, which reduces the quality of life of the individual. It has been reported that approximately 85% of patients undergoing amputation experience phantom limb pain, and chronic pain is the most common symptom in individuals who have undergone limb amputation. These problems negatively affect individuals physically, mentally and socially and lead to deterioration of holistic well-being.

Reiki is one of the holistic health practices that is effective in maintaining the balance between body, mind and spirit, which forms the basis of holistic well-being. Reiki, known as an energy-based therapy, helps to rebalance the natural energy flow circulating in the body and to increase the body's self-healing ability, and it prevents or repairs physical, emotional and mental imbalances by regaining the energy we lost in daily life. The purpose of Reiki practice is to promote health and well-being by helping to relax and reduce stress.There is no study in the literature examining the effect of reiki application on phantom pain and holistic well-being.This study was planned to examine the effect of remote reiki applied to individuals with post-amputation phantom pain on pain and holistic well-being.It is thought that it will contribute to the literature in terms of being the first research to be done on this subject.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Above 18 years old,
• İndividuals with limb loss and phantom pain
• No communication problem,
• Have the physical and cognitive ability to answer the data collection forms,
• Individuals who have not received body-mind therapy (yoga, reiki, meditation, etc.)

Exclusion criteria

• individuals who have done reiki therapy before

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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15 participants in 1 patient group

Distant reiki group

Experimental group

Description:

According to Classical Usui Reiki, Reiki II. Remote Reiki will be practiced every day for 10 days by researchers who have completed the Phase 1 training. The time of remote reiki application will be planned by talking with the patient.

Treatment:

Other: Distant reiki group