Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effect of Reiki on Symptom Control and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients
The Effect of Reiki on Symptom Control and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT05684458CI-TRIAL-00063201unknownN/AClinicalTrials.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 aim of this study is to examine the effect of Reiki on symptom control and quality of life in breast cancer patients.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Quality of Life | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Symptoms and Signs | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reiki | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Reiki Group
- description
- Patient Descriptive Information Form, Edmonton Symptom Diagnosis Scale (ESTO), and European Association for Cancer Research and Treatment BR23 Quality of Life Scale (EORTC-QLQ-BR232) will be administered to the Reiki group. Then, under the guidance of a researcher holding a Usui Reiki Master \& Teacher degree, a total of 26 patients in the intervention group will be given a short 30-minute application to energy centers by researchers with a second-degree Reiki practitioner. On the second and on third days, 30 minutes of short Reiki will be done remotely. After 3 days and 10 days after the patients were included in the study, the post-tests will be performed by calling the patients.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Reiki
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Group
- description
- Patient Descriptive Information Form, Edmonton Symptom Diagnosis Scale (ESTO), and European Association for Cancer Research and Treatment BR23 Quality of Life Scale (EORTC-QLQ-BR232) will be administered to the control group. No treatment will be applied to the patients. Post-tests will be applied to all patients 3 days and 10 days after they were included in the study.
Primary outcomes (3)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Women with at least 3 months of breast cancer diagnosis, at least two cycles of chemotherapy, and stage 3 and 4 metastatic breast cancer. Exclusion Criteria: * Those who have difficulty in responding to the data collection form to be used in the research and have problems in understanding and communicating Turkish, * Those who refuse to answer the Reiki application and data collection tools, * Those who want to leave the research while the research is continuing, * Those who received any supplementary application in the last 6 months will be excluded from the study.
References
Publications (6)
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