Clinical trial · Interventional
Integrative and Complementary Health Practices (PICS)
Evaluation of Integrative and Complementary Practices in Health (PICS)
- 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)
Complementary medicine, considered an unconventional approach, is performed in conjunction with conventional medicine. In Brazil, Integrative and Complementary Practices in Health have been inserted by the National Ordinance of Integrative and Complementary Practices. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of laying on of hands with spiritual connection by the Spiritist Passe about mental and physical health and quality of life of individuals.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epilepsy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Neoplasms | Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laying on of hands by Spiritual "Passe" | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Laying on of hands without Spiritual connection | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Without laying on of hands subgroup | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Without laying on of hands
- description
- The patients will remain in bed supine with blindfolds. A volunteer will move close to the patient with hands behind and mentally repeat the alphabet or do count math during 5 minutes, around 8 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Other: Without laying on of hands subgroup
- type
- SHAM_COMPARATOR
- label
- Laying on of hands with healing intent and without Spiritual connection
- description
- Participants included in this subgroup will be exposed to the laying on of hands with healing intent by volunteers. The patients will be blindfold in the supine bed during 5 minutes, 8 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Other: Laying on of hands without Spiritual connection
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Cancer patients: diagnosis of neoplasia receiving parenteral chemotherapy. * Epileptic patients: clinical diagnosis of focal epilepsy Exclusion Criteria: * Cancer patients: pregnant women, unable to understand the questionnaires; non-attendance of 3 sessions of therapy application and refusal to sign the consent form. * Epileptic patients: people unable to understand the questionnaires; non-attendance of 3 sessions of therapy application and refusal to sign the consent form, as well as special groups (pregnant women, newly diagnosed epilepsy).
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