Clinical trial · Interventional
Reiki/Energy Healing in Prostate Cancer
Effects of Energy Healing on Prostate Cancer
NCT00065208CI-TRIAL-00008081completedPhase 1 / Phase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Reiki energy healing affects anxiety and disease progression in patients with localized prostate cancer who are candidates for radical prostatectomy.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostate Cancer | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pretend Reiki | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Reiki | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Rest / Guided Imagery | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Reiki
- description
- Energy therapy
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Reiki
- type
- SHAM_COMPARATOR
- label
- Pretend Reiki
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Pretend Reiki
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Rest / Guided Imagery
- description
- Rest for pre-surgery outcomes Guided Imagery for post-surgery outcomes
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Rest / Guided Imagery
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion criteria: * Newly diagnosed with prostate cancer * Scheduled for radial prostatectomy, external beam radiation, brachytherapy, or a combination of these Exclusion criteria: * Already involved in energy healing treatments * Any patient whose medical intervention could not wait the 4-weeks for intervention for medical reasons * Any patient who gets neo-adjuvant therapy or any herbal product that could affect PSA
References
Publications (0)
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