Clinical trial · Interventional
Reiki as a Complementary Therapy: A Pilot Study
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): competing priorities at the organization
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This research is being done to test whether a complementary intervention, Reiki therapy, can provide added benefits to the standard patient care. Reiki is method for stress reduction that uses hand positions over and/or on the body to help people relax. We are studying the effect of a 15-minute Reiki application compared to an intervention of nursing presence without Reiki. We hope to find if Reiki can assist in relieving stress, and improving patient outcomes. In the future we would like to offer complementary interventions as an adjunct to our standard care for patients.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hematologic Malignancy | Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reiki | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Reiki Intervention
- description
- Each study participant in the intervention group will receive one Reiki intervention by a registered nurse trained in Advanced Level Reiki through the Usui Shiki Ryoho method.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Reiki
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- nursing presence control
- description
- Each patient in the control group will receive usual care including the study nurse presence for the 15-minute period.
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- stress level: patient report
- timeFrame
- baseline: prior to Reiki intervention
- description
- Explore effectiveness of Reiki therapy as an adjuvant to conventional therapy in the management of stress and anxiety. Patients will be asked their stress level on a 1-10 scale before and after the Reiki intervention.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients 18 and older admitted to hospital * Speak English * Able to give consent will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are under 18 * Non-English speaking * Unable to consent * Pregnant women * Unwilling to join the study will be excluded * Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients and those patients scheduled to receive conscious sedation will be excluded. * Each patient may join the pilot study only once
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